Given name
Margarite
“resembling a pearl”·“the child of light”
Margarite is a variant of Margaret. Interpretations include “resembling a pearl” and “the child of light”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Margarite is a variant of Margaret. Interpretations include “resembling a pearl” and “the child of light”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Margarite through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,920
- 0 boys · 1,920 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 52 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,036 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Margarite’s family of names
Margarite has a related form in Margaret.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Margarite, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Margie
Margie is a feminine given name. It is used in English and Cebuano.
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Marguerite
“resembling a pearl” · “the child of light”
>99% girls
Madaline
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Matilde
“one who is mighty in battle”
>99% girls
Margret
“resembling a pearl” · “the child of light”
>99% girls
Magdalene
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Mamie
Mamie is connected with Margaret and Mary in English naming traditions.
>99% girls
Marietta
Marietta is used as a given name and a surname. Marietta is connected with Maria and Mary.
>99% girls