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The first name Margareta

A girl’s name.

4 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A female given name, variant of Margaret.

A form of Margaret.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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).

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10
babies named Margareta, 1996–2025
#5,591
rank in 2019
2018
peak year

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.

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494
babies named Margareta since 1880
#11,798
rank in 2021
1927
peak year

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 Ebner
    German nun and mystic, 1291–1351
  • Margareta of Celje
    Duchess of Głogów and Ścinawa, 1411–1480
  • Margareta Capsia
    Finnish artist (1682-1759)
  • Margareta Stone
    Actress, born 1962
  • Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy
    Austrian archduchess and regent of the Netherlands (1480-1530)
  • Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
    Countess suo jure of Flanders (1350-1405)
  • Esther Vilar
    Argentine writer, born 1935
  • Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
    Countess of Flanders (1202–1280)
  • Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
    Danish equestrian; youngest daughter and child of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berl, born 1975
  • Margaret I, Countess of Burgundy
    Countess suo jure of Artois and Burgundy (1309-1382)
  • Margaret, Countess of Tyrol
    Countess of Tyrol, 1318–1369
  • Margaret of Brabant
    Daughter 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.