Marguerite
Marguerite around the world
One shared root links 17 names across 7 languages.
Shared root: from Greek margarites "pearl", by way of Latin Margarita
The constellation
14 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marguerite peaked in the 1890s and the 1920s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
41 people · the #76,244 first name in Brazil · median age 54
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Marguerite
Most people given the name Marguerite in the United States were born between 1940 and 1989. The Marguerite you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Marguerite deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Marguerite truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Marguerite fits with your family’s names and surname.
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