girl's name
Margarite
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Births on record 1,932
Ireland
#619
1979 births
Margarite is a girl's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1925, when 52 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
Margarite over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 60 |
| 1900s | 90 |
| 1910s | 318 |
| 1920s | 413 |
| 1930s | 257 |
| 1940s | 212 |
| 1950s | 227 |
| 1960s | 146 |
| 1970s | 74 |
| 1980s | 50 |
| 1990s | 48 |
| 2000s | 15 |
| 2010s (to 2015) | 5 |
How popular is Margarite?
In 2015, Margarite was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Margarite is used
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 Margarite
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Margarite also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Margarite over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Margarite
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Margarite — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Margarite
How popular is the name Margarite?
In 2015, Margarite was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Margarite a girl's or a boy's name?
Margarite is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Margarite most popular?
Margarite peaked in 1925, when 52 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.