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    The first name Margaretta

    A girl’s name from Greek.

    4 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Greek origin

    Rare Latinization of Margaret. Compare Margareta.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Margaretta at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2007, 5 girls born in the United States were named Margaretta, the 19,447th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 76 were.

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    2,535
    babies named Margaretta since 1880
    #19,447
    rank in 2007
    1915
    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 Margaretta

    5 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Margaretta Hare Morris
      American entomologist (1797-1867)
    • Margaretta Scott
      British actor (1912-2005)
    • Margaretta Riley
      British botanist (1804-1899)
    • Dorothea Lange
      American photojournalist (1895-1965)
    • Colleen McCullough
      Australian author (1937-2015)

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    Questions

    What does the name Margaretta mean?
    Rare Latinization of Margaret. Compare Margareta.
    What is the origin of the name Margaretta?
    Rare Latinization of Margaret. Compare Margareta.
    Is Margaretta a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,535 US babies named Margaretta since 1880 were girls.
    When was Margaretta most popular?
    1915 in the United States, when 76 babies were named Margaretta, its highest rank at 760th.