Marguarite
A French name derived from the word for the daisy flower.
Name Census estimates that about 43 living Americans carry the first name Marguarite. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Marguarite today is around 80 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marguarite births was 1922 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marguarite. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Marguarite is about 80 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Marguarites were born before 1956.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Marguarite. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
43
~ 1 in 7,971,031 Americans
Peak year
1922
16 babies that year
Average age
80
years old
1965 SSA rank
#7,146
Tracked since 1914
Popularity
Marguarite: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marguarite from the 1910s through to the 1960s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 73 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marguarite by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Marguarite during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Marguarites live
Origin
Meaning and history of Marguarite
Marguarite is a French feminine given name derived from the Greek name Margarites, which means "pearl". The name has its origins in the Late Latin word margarita, meaning "pearl" as well. It is believed to have originated around the 12th century in France.
This name gained popularity in medieval Europe, particularly in France and England. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was Saint Marguerite of Cortona, an Italian penitent of the Third Order of St. Francis, who lived from 1247 to 1297.
In literature, one of the most famous references to the name is in the medieval allegorical work "Roman de la Rose" (Romance of the Rose), written in the 13th century. The character Marguerite represents the ideal of courtly love.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Marguarite. Marguarite of Navarre (1492-1549) was a French princess, Queen of Navarre, and a patron of humanists and reformers. Marguarite de Valois (1553-1615) was a French princess and the wife of Henry IV of France.
In the realm of art, Marguarite Gérard (1761-1837) was a prominent French painter and one of the few female members of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts. Marguarite Duras (1914-1996) was a celebrated French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker, known for works such as "The Lover" and "Hiroshima Mon Amour".
Another notable figure was Marguarite Bourgeoys (1620-1700), a French nun who founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal, one of the first uncloistered religious communities for women in North America, dedicated to the education of young girls.
People
Marguarite + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marguarite as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marguarite: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marguarite?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 43 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marguarite going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 7,971,031 US residents.
Is Marguarite a common name?
We classify Marguarite as "Very Rare". It ranks above 52.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 224 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marguarite most popular?
The single biggest year for Marguarite was 1922, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marguarite is about 80 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Marguarite a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marguarite in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.