Given name
Marguita
“resembling a pearl”·“the child of light”
Marguita 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
Marguita 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 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marguita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 506
- 0 boys · 506 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 136 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 9 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 136 in 1983.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marguita’s family of names
Marguita has a related form in Margaret.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Marguita, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marlena
Marlena is a feminine given name. It is used in English, Polish, Catalan, and Faroese.
>99% girls
Jacinta
“resembling a hyacinth” · “resembling the hyacinth”
>99% girls
Malorie
“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” · “an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
>99% girls
Mallorie
“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” · “an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
>99% girls
Maricela
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Melisa
Melisa is a feminine given name from Greek. It is used in Turkish and Albanian.
>99% girls
Maribel
Maribel is used as a given name and a surname. Maribel is connected with Mary.
>99% girls
Mandy
“one who is much loved”
>99% girls