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Marguerite

“Pearl” — Greek, via Latin and French origin

Girl's name · #2485 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Marguerite has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #78 (1896) · 94,022 babies named Marguerite all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,900 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marguerites

• Marguerite Yourcenar — French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)
• Marguerite Duras — French writer and film director (1914-1996)
• Marguerite Perey — French physicist (1909–1975)
• Marguerite Durand — French actress and journalist, editor (1864–1936)
• Marguerite Broquedis — French tennis player

In stories & tradition

• Marguerite Pewterschmidt — animated character
• Marguerite Baker — Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
• Marguerite — fictional human

What Marguerites become

Among 771 notable people named Marguerite:

Artists & writers appear 2.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marguerite Yourcenar, French novelist and essayist (1903-1987).

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