Margaret

What does the name Margaret mean?

Margaret comes from the Greek margarites and means "pearl". It was a top 5 American girls' name through the early 1900s and belongs to Princess Margaret, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and novelist Margaret Atwood. Margaret ranked number 110 in 2000, dipped to number 155 in 2015 and has recovered to number 112 in 2025.

At a glance

Gender

Girl's name

Origin

Greek / English

Name day

July 20

Popularity

#112 of the girl names in the United States

International

Margaret (English), Marguerite (French), Margarete (German), Margarita (Spanish / Russian), Margherita (Italian), Małgorzata (Polish), Margit (Hungarian / Scandinavian).

Similar names

• Maggie
• Meg
• Peggy
• Greta
• Margot

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