Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Margaretta

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Pearl

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Margaretta

Pronunciation

m(a)-rga-retta, margar(et)-ta

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1915 (rank #756, 76 births); most recent 2007 (rank #17622, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1964 (rank #327, 4 births); most recent 1976 (rank #497, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence