Margalit
Margalit is a Hebrew-language given name and surname. Before the First Aliyah it was mainly used in this form by Sephardic Jews, while its variant Margulis was more common among Ashkenazis. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Margalit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Margalit is a Hebrew-language given name and surname. Before the First Aliyah it was mainly used in this form by Sephardic Jews, while its variant Margulis was more common among Ashkenazis. It may refer to:
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The Story of Margalit
Margalit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 14 Margalits were born — ranking #7,517 that year. As of 2026, Margalit ranks #7,517 for baby girls with 14 births, rising sharply (+57% over the past five years). In total, more than 196 Margalits have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Margalit
Margalit is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 196 births in the dataset. Margalit's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #7,517. Use the chart and map above to compare Margalit's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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