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Girl name Spanish origin Catholic;Christian tradition

Margarita

mar-gə-REE-tə · 9 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
Pearl, Spanish form of Margaret
Language
Spanish
Culture
Spanish;Greek
Religion
Catholic;Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Spanish · Greek
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1808
2024 births111
Peak year1957
First appeared1880
Total US births40,117
1957 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MargaRitaMargie
Alternate spellings
MargarettaMargarit
In other languages
Margherita (Italian)Marguerite (French)Margarete (German)Margarida (Portuguese)

Sibling name suggestions

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Notable people named Margarita

Margarita Levieva (actress)
Margarita Mamun (gymnast)
Princess Margarita of Spain
Margarita Cansino (Rita Hayworth)