Given name & surname
Margarito
“resembling a pearl”
Margarito is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a pearl.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a pearl.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Margarito through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,887
- 4,887 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 85 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,139 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,139 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 85 in 1928. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,541 as a first name in 2020; 538 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
People named Margarito
- Margaritus of BrindisiSicilian admiral1145–1197
- Margarito TevesFilipino politicianborn 1943
- Margarito Salazar CárdenasMexican roman catholic bishopborn 1958
- Margarito Flores GarcíaMexican priest (1899–1927)
- Margarito GonzálezMexican footballerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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