Given name
Marigold
“resembling the golden flower”
Marigold is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “resembling the golden flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the golden flower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marigold through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,978
- 0 boys · 2,978 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 498 babies
- 2025
- 498
- #590 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +143%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 498 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 590 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 142.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (51). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,039 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.
Marigold’s family of names
Marigold has a related form in Maragold. Marigold has a related form in Maregold. Marigold has a related form in Marigolde.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
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