The first name Marigold
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From the flower. The rubber gloves are generally bright yellow in colour.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 33 girls were named Marigold, making it the 1,028th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marigold with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marigold at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 498 girls born in the United States were named Marigold, the 590th most popular girls’ name that 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.
Questions
- What does the name Marigold mean?
- From the flower. The rubber gloves are generally bright yellow in colour.
- How popular is the name Marigold?
- In 2025, 33 girls born in England and Wales were named Marigold, ranking 1,028th.
- Is Marigold a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,978 US babies named Marigold since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marigold most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 498 babies were named Marigold, its highest rank at 590th.