The first name Margareta
A girl’s name.
4 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Margareta last appeared in the official list in 2019, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2018, with 4 births (#4,684).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Margareta with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Margareta at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 8 girls born in the United States were named Margareta, the 11,798th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1927, when 17 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Margareta
28 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Margareta EbnerGerman nun and mystic, 1291–1351
- Margareta of CeljeDuchess of Głogów and Ścinawa, 1411–1480
- Margareta CapsiaFinnish artist (1682-1759)
- Margareta StoneActress, born 1962
- Margaret of Austria, Duchess of SavoyAustrian archduchess and regent of the Netherlands (1480-1530)
- Margaret III, Countess of FlandersCountess suo jure of Flanders (1350-1405)
- Esther VilarArgentine writer, born 1935
- Margaret II, Countess of FlandersCountess of Flanders (1202–1280)
- Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-BerleburgDanish equestrian; youngest daughter and child of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berl, born 1975
- Margaret I, Countess of BurgundyCountess suo jure of Artois and Burgundy (1309-1382)
- Margaret, Countess of TyrolCountess of Tyrol, 1318–1369
- Margaret of BrabantDaughter of John I, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders, 1276–1311
Questions
- How popular is the name Margareta?
- In 2019, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Margareta, ranking 5,591st. Its peak was 2018, with 4 births.
- Is Margareta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 494 US babies named Margareta since 1880 were girls.
- When was Margareta most popular?
- 1927 in the United States, when 17 babies were named Margareta, its highest rank at 2,219th.
- What name is Margareta a form of?
- Margareta is a form of Margaret.