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    The first name Margarita

    A girl’s name from Greek meaning “margaret”.

    4 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Greek origin

    Margarita means “margaret” in Greek.

    Borrowed from the Latin and Spanish Margarita (“Margaret”).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 9 girls were named Margarita, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 21 births (#1,452).

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    263
    babies named Margarita, 1996–2025
    #2,788
    rank in 2025
    2022
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Margarita with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Margarita at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 104 girls born in the United States were named Margarita, the 1,893rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 594 were.

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    40,418
    babies named Margarita since 1880
    #1,893
    rank in 2025
    1957
    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 Margarita

    28 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Margarita Xhepa
      Albanian actress, 1932–2025
    • Princess Margarita of Baden
      Daughter of Berthold, Margrave of Baden, and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1932
    • Margarita Fischer
      American actress (1886–1975)
    • Margarita Popova
      Bulgarian politician, born 1956
    • Margarita Rosa de Francisco
      Colombian actress and singer, born 1965
    • Margarita Tutulani
      Anti-fascist hero of Albania during World War II, 1925–1943
    • Queen Margarita of Bulgaria
      Bulgarian Royal, born 1935
    • Margarita Shtarkelova
      Bulgarian basketball player (born 1950)
    • Margarita Voyska
      Bulgarian chess player, born 1963
    • Margarita Voites
      Estonian actor and opera singer (1936–2024)
    • Margarita Stolbizer
      Argentine politician, born 1955
    • Margarita Barrientos
      Argentinian activist, born 1961

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    Questions

    What does the name Margarita mean?
    Margarita means “margaret” in Greek.
    What is the origin of the name Margarita?
    Borrowed from the Latin and Spanish Margarita (“Margaret”).
    How popular is the name Margarita?
    In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Margarita, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2022, with 21 births.
    Is Margarita a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 40,418 US babies named Margarita since 1880 were girls.
    When was Margarita most popular?
    1957 in the United States, when 594 babies were named Margarita, its highest rank at 372nd.