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Margarette

girl name
Origin
Greek
Syllables
3
Peak era
1910s/1920s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“A spelling variant of Margaret, from Greek margarites, pearl, with a French-style -ette ending.”

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Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1910s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Margarette peaked in the 1910s and the 1920s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

246 people · the #21,923 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 53

1950s1960s1970s1980s

Among people named Margarette living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Margarette

People given the name Margarette in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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