About the name Margaret
Margaret is a girl name with Greek roots, meaning “Pearl”.
It has a vintage, classic feel. In 2025, Margaret ranked #112 for girls in the US, with 2,436 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1947. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Margaret were girls.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek, meaning “pearl”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Margaret”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #112
- In 2015
- #155
- Babies in 2025
- 2,436
Popularity of Margaret, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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Nicknames for Margaret
Names similar to Margaret
- Madeline“woman from Magdala”
- Marguerite“pearl”
- Marjorie“pearl”
- Melanie“black, dark”
- Melissa“bee, honey, or honeybee”
- AndreaOrigin debated
- Angela“messenger, angel”
- Cynthia“Cynthian (of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)”
- EleanorOrigin debated
- ElenaOrigin debated
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