The first name Margaretha
A girl’s name.
4 syllables Female
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Margaretha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2011, 5 girls born in the United States were named Margaretha, the 18,548th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1912, when 16 were.
477
babies named Margaretha since 1880
#18,548
rank in 2011
1912
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 Margaretha
19 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Archduchess Margaretha, Archduchess Karl Ludwig of AustriaAustrian Imperial and Saxon Royal (1840-1858)
- Archduchess Margaretha of AustriaAustrian archduchess (1567-1633)
- Margaretha KirchGerman astronomer, 1703–1744
- Margaretha of Waldeck-WildungenGerman countess (1533-1554)
- Margaretha Wulfraet18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1678–1760)
- Margaretha van GodewijkDutch painter (1627-1677)
- Archduchess Margarete Sophie of AustriaAustrian archduchess (1870-1902)
- Mady ChristiansAustrian actress (1896–1951)
- Karoliina RantamäkiFinnish ice hockey player, born 1978
- Birgitta UlfssonFinnish actor and theater director, 1928–2017
- Margaret, Duchess of NorfolkBritish noble, 1320–1399
- Marga KlompéDutch politician (1912-1986)
Questions
- Is Margaretha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 477 US babies named Margaretha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Margaretha most popular?
- 1912 in the United States, when 16 babies were named Margaretha, its highest rank at 1,393rd.