girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Marguerite

Meaning Borrowed from French Marguerite in the 1860s Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,505 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from French Marguerite in the 1860s.

Rank 2025
#2,505
among girls · ↓78 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
71
named Marguerite · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,638
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
3,254 babies
All-time total
94,123
#393 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Marguerite popularity over time

94,123 babies have been named Marguerite since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 1,256 – 1,256 126 – #120
1890s 6,376 – 6,376 638 +408% #78
1900s 7,912 6 7,918 792 +24% #81
1910s 22,658 26 22,684 2,268 +186% #78
1920s 21,785 35 21,820 2,182 -4% #93
1930s 9,328 24 9,352 935 -57% #157
1940s 8,116 5 8,121 812 -13% #220
1950s 7,434 5 7,439 744 -8% #250
1960s 3,510 – 3,510 351 -53% #430
1970s 1,194 – 1,194 119 -66% #769
1980s 1,153 – 1,153 115 -3% #1,109
1990s 1,157 – 1,157 116 0% #1,259
2000s 929 – 929 93 -20% #1,584
2010s 762 – 762 76 -18% #2,124
2020s (to 2025) 452 – 452 75 -1% #2,302

Where Marguerite is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 71 0.04 outside top 500
2027 71 0.04 outside top 500
2028 71 0.04 outside top 500
2029 71 0.04 outside top 500
2030 71 0.04 outside top 500

Where Marguerite is most popular

Girls named Marguerite per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Marguerite born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 13 0.149 +216%
Massachusetts 15 0.124 +164%
Texas 35 0.044 -7%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -10%
Washington 6 0.042 -12%
Virginia 6 0.035 -25%
New York 13 0.033 -30%
California 26 0.031 -34%
Michigan 5 0.027 -42%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -44%
Illinois 5 0.022 -53%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Marguerite

Marguerite is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,505 in 2025 with 71 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 94,123 American babies have been named Marguerite. Its peak came in 1918, when 3,254 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marguerite stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marguerite?

The median living Marguerite is about 71 years old; half are between 57 and 80. An estimated 23 thousand people named Marguerite are alive in the United States today.

median 71 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marguerite year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 71 #2,505 – –
2024 75 #2,427 – –
2023 80 #2,303 – –
2022 75 #2,441 – –
2021 80 #2,302 – –
2020 71 #2,461 – –
2019 79 #2,299 – –
2018 79 #2,320 – –
2017 91 #2,124 – –
2016 76 #2,440 – –
2015 80 #2,335 – –
2014 74 #2,459 – –
2013 72 #2,501 – –
2012 67 #2,673 – –
2011 67 #2,657 – –
2010 77 #2,446 – –
2009 71 #2,610 – –
2008 89 #2,225 – –
2007 82 #2,344 – –
2006 84 #2,282 – –
2005 74 #2,398 – –
2004 103 #1,849 – –
2003 106 #1,782 – –
2002 101 #1,788 – –
2001 107 #1,695 – –
2000 112 #1,584 – –
1995 120 #1,375 – –
1990 124 #1,312 – –
1985 113 #1,222 – –
1980 90 #1,386 – –
1975 119 #1,017 – –
1970 187 #769 – –
1965 361 #501 – –
1960 518 #430 – –
1955 721 #319 – –
1950 904 #250 – –
1945 692 #254 – –
1940 757 #220 – –
1935 829 #207 – –
1930 1,289 #159 9 #2,927
1925 2,061 #132 8 #3,303
1920 3,055 #93 5 #4,710
1915 2,687 #85 – –
1910 1,086 #84 – –
1905 753 #90 – –
1900 786 #86 – –
1895 680 #81 – –
1890 442 #96 – –
1885 86 #211 – –
1880 48 #224 – –

Famous people named Marguerite

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Marguerite Moreau Marguerite Moreau American actress (born 1977) Contemporary
  2. 2 Marguerite Duras Marguerite Duras French writer and film director (1914–1996) Contemporary
  3. 3 Marguerite Porete French mystic and poet (died 1310) 1250–1310 · Medieval
  4. 4 Marguerite Yourcenar Marguerite Yourcenar French novelist and essayist (1903–1987) Contemporary
  5. 5 Marguerite de Navarre Marguerite de Navarre Queen of Navarre from 1527 to 1549 1492–1549 · Medieval
  6. 6 Marguerite MacIntyre American actress, writer and producer b. 1965 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Marguerite Chapman Marguerite Chapman American actress (1918–1999) Contemporary
  8. 8 Marguerite Churchill Marguerite Churchill American actress (1910–2000) Contemporary
  9. 9 Marguerite Louise d'Orléans Marguerite Louise d'Orléans Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1670 to 1721 1645–1721 · 17th century
  10. 10 Marguerite Perey Marguerite Perey French physicist (1909–1975) Contemporary
  11. 11 Marguerite Gérard Marguerite Gérard French artist (1761–1837) 18th century
  12. 12 Marguerite Clark Marguerite Clark American actress (1883–1940) 19th century
  13. 13 Marguerite Long Marguerite Long French pianist (1874–1966) 19th century
  14. 14 Marguerite Pindling Marguerite Pindling Bahamian politician (born 1932) Contemporary
  15. 15 Marguerite Abouet Marguerite Abouet Ivorian writer of bandes dessinées b. 1971 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Marguerite Durand Marguerite Durand French journalist and feminist (1864–1936) 19th century
  17. 17 Marguerite Broquedis Marguerite Broquedis French tennis player (1893–1983) 19th century
  18. 18 Marguerite Audoux Marguerite Audoux French novelist (1863–1937) 19th century
  19. 19 Marguerite Laugier French astronomer (1896–1976) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marguerite, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marguerite?

The median living Marguerite is about 71 years old. Half of all living Marguerites are between 57 and 80 years old.

How many people named Marguerite are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Marguerite are alive in the United States, based on 94,123 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marguerite mean?

Borrowed from French Marguerite in the 1860s.

How popular is the name Marguerite in 2025?

Marguerite ranked #2,505 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 71 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marguerite?

94,123 babies have been named Marguerite in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marguerite most popular?

Marguerite peaked in 1918, when 3,254 newborns received the name.

Is Marguerite a boy or girl name?

Marguerite is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marguerite rising or falling?

Marguerite has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Marguerite become more popular?

Marguerite looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 71 girls named Marguerite in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marguerite?

Well-known people named Marguerite include Marguerite Moreau (actor), Marguerite Duras (writer), Marguerite Porete (writer).

Names like Marguerite

Names that sound and feel close to Marguerite: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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