girl's name

Margarida

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 9
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 444

Margarida is a girl's name. In 1990 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 1972, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1966.

Margarida over time

Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

155
'60 '70 '80 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Margarida by decade in France
Decade Births
1960s 30
1970s 155
1980s 10
2000s 25
2010s 80
2020s (to 2025) 25

How popular is Margarida?

In 2025, Margarida was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Margarida is used

Ireland #1,048 3 in 2017
England & Wales #4,703 5 in 2025
France #6,851 5 in 2025
United States #14,543 5 in 1990

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Margarida

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

Parents who like Margarida also like

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

Sibling names for Margarida

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

Common questions about Margarida

How popular is the name Margarida?

In 2025, Margarida was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Margarida is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Margarida most popular?

Margarida peaked in 1972, when 30 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Margarida a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Margarida currently ranks #4,703 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.