Marguerite

“Pearl” — Greek, via Latin and French origin

Girl's name · #2505 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Marguerite is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1896, when it ranked #78. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 94,000 girls since 1880, ranked #2505 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

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 778 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).

Similar names: Margaux · Sabina · Maryjane · Pauline · Valentine · Martina

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