Marguerite is a girl's name of French origin meaning “pearl.” In 2024 it was given to 75 girls in the United States.
Marguerite belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “pearl” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Marguerite first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #78 in 1896, and in 2024 75 babies received the name — 93,951 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Marguerite means “pearl” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Marguerite is a girl name. In 2024, 75 babies received the name in the US.
Marguerite comes from the French tradition.
Marguerite first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #78 in 1896, and 75 babies were given the name in 2024.
Marguerite is pronounced /ˌmɑː(ɹ)ɡəˈɹiːt/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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