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Margaret
say it mar-gret
What Margaret means
- Greek, English and Persian pearl Christian saint: St Margaret of Antioch; St Margaret of Scotland
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 125 in the US (2024)
- no. 129 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 285 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 304 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 304 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 374 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 455 in Australia (2024)
- no. 475 in England & Wales (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1900.
Other forms
Margarita, Margherita, Margarida, Marga, Marguerite, Maisie
Names with a similar meaning
Margot Maisie Margarida Margaux Rita Maggie Megan Greta Margo Pearl Maisy Marguerite
Margaret in stories
- North and South: Margaret Hale, Gaskell's principled heroine
- Howards End: Margaret Schlegel, the thoughtful elder Schlegel sister
- The Crown: Princess Margaret, the Queen's glamorous sister