# Marguerite (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/marguerite/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | “pearl” |
| Pronunciation | /ˌmɑː(ɹ)ɡəˈɹiːt/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 94,123 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 101 / 94,022 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 139, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Marguerite in the 1860s. Doublet of Margaret, ultimately from the Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).

## What it means

Marguerite is grouped under jewel.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 67 | 2,657 |
| 2012 | 67 | 2,673 |
| 2013 | 72 | 2,501 |
| 2014 | 74 | 2,459 |
| 2015 | 80 | 2,335 |
| 2016 | 76 | 2,440 |
| 2017 | 91 | 2,124 |
| 2018 | 79 | 2,320 |
| 2019 | 79 | 2,299 |
| 2020 | 71 | 2,461 |
| 2021 | 80 | 2,302 |
| 2022 | 75 | 2,441 |
| 2023 | 80 | 2,303 |
| 2024 | 75 | 2,427 |
| 2025 | 71 | 2,505 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 5 | 3,578 |
| 1916 | 5 | 4,277 |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,569 |
| 1919 | 6 | 4,013 |
| 1920 | 5 | 4,710 |
| 1925 | 8 | 3,303 |
| 1926 | 6 | 4,023 |
| 1927 | 6 | 4,033 |
| 1929 | 10 | 2,700 |
| 1930 | 9 | 2,927 |
| 1932 | 5 | 4,102 |
| 1934 | 5 | 4,005 |
| 1939 | 5 | 3,793 |
| 1941 | 5 | 3,825 |
| 1951 | 5 | 4,055 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | 4,688 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,681 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3,514 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2,945 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,643 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,533 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,689 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2,771 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

## People named Marguerite

- Marguerite Yourcenar, French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)
- Marguerite Duras, French writer and film director (1914-1996)
- Marguerite Perey, French physicist (1909–1975)
- Marguerite Durand, French actress and journalist, editor (1864–1936)
- Marguerite Broquedis, French tennis player
- Marguerite Porete, French mystic
- Marguerite Pindling, Bahamian politician
- Marguerite Long, French musician
- Marguerite Audoux, French writer (1863-1937)
- Marguerite Clark, American actress (1883–1940)
- Marguerite Laugier, French astronomer (1896–1976)
- Marguerite Gérard, French painter and engraver (1761–1837)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.