Margurete
A feminine name of French origin meaning "pearl".
Name Census estimates that about 1 living Americans carry the first name Margurete. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Margurete today is around 68 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Margurete births was 1919 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Margurete. 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 Margurete is about 68 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Marguretes were born before 1968.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Margurete. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
1
~ 1 in 342,754,338 Americans
Peak year
1919
11 babies that year
Average age
68
years old
1926 SSA rank
#5,343
Tracked since 1912
Popularity
Margurete: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Margurete from the 1910s through to the 1920s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 38 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Margurete 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 Margurete during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Margurete
The name Margurete originated from the French form of the Ancient Greek name Margarites, which was derived from the word margaron, meaning "pearl." It gained popularity during the Middle Ages and has been a widely used name across Europe for centuries.
In its earliest form, the name was spelled as Margarita, which was the Latin version of the Greek name. It was embraced by early Christians and appeared in various religious texts, including the Bible. One of the earliest recorded uses of the name was Saint Margarita of Antioch, a semi-legendary virgin martyr who lived in the 3rd century AD.
As the name spread across Europe, it evolved into different spellings and variations. In France, it became Marguerite, while in England, it was commonly spelled as Margaret. One of the most famous historical figures with this name was Margaret of Anjou, the wife of King Henry VI of England, who played a significant role in the Wars of the Roses during the 15th century (1430-1482).
Another notable figure was Marguerite de Navarre, the Queen of Navarre and a prominent Renaissance writer and patron of the arts (1492-1549). In Scotland, the name was popularized by Margaret Tudor, the eldest daughter of King Henry VII of England, who married King James IV of Scotland in 1503 (1489-1541).
In the realm of literature, the name has been immortalized in works such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust," where Gretchen (a German diminutive of Margurete) is the tragic heroine. The name also appears in the famous novel "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, where Hester Prynne's daughter is named Pearl (1850).
Other notable figures with the name Margurete include Marguerite Bourgeoys, a French-Canadian religious figure and founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (1620-1700), and Marguerite Perey, a French physicist who discovered the element francium and was the only woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry while working alone (1909-1975).
People
Margurete + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Margurete 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
Margurete: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Margurete?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Margurete 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 342,754,338 US residents.
Is Margurete a common name?
We classify Margurete as "Very Rare". It ranks above 3.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 60 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Margurete most popular?
The single biggest year for Margurete was 1919, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Margurete is about 68 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Margurete in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Margurete a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Margurete 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.
Is Margurete still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Margurete in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Margurete can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Margurete?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.