girl's name

Margarethe

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 82

Margarethe is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 1994 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Margarethe is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in 1891, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1891.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Margarethe over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1994, not a full ten years.

15
'90 '10 '20 '50 '60 '90
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Births named Margarethe by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 13
1910s 15
1920s 11
1950s 11
1960s 6
1990s (to 1994) 6

How popular is Margarethe?

In 1994, Margarethe was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Margarethe is used

France #1,935 5 in 1967
United States #12,576 6 in 1994

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Margarethe

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Margarethe also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Margarethe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Margarethe

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Margarethe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Margarethe

How popular is the name Margarethe?

In 1994, Margarethe was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Margarethe a girl's or a boy's name?

Margarethe is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Margarethe?

Margarethe has 4 syllables.

When was Margarethe most popular?

Margarethe peaked in 1891, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.