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Marguerite

Girl

Origin of the name

Marguerite is the French form of Margaret, from the Latin margarita, “pearl,” itself from Greek. The name was later given to the daisy.

Classic name

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1918 was its best year: 3,249 births, or 1 baby in 668. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 2485.
94,022births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 86rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Marguerite are born

1918

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The darker the blue, the more common Marguerite is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Marguerite is most common in Maine (3.3 times), Vermont (3.2) and Rhode Island (2.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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