Margarete
Margarete is a German feminine given name. It is derived from Ancient Greek margarites (μαργαρίτης), meaning "the pearl". Via the Latin margarita, it arrived in the German sprachraum.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Margarete
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Margarete is a German feminine given name. It is derived from Ancient Greek margarites (μαργαρίτης), meaning "the pearl". Via the Latin margarita, it arrived in the German sprachraum.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Margarete
The earliest SSA record of Margarete as a baby girl name dates back to 1884, when 5 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 74 newborns named Margarete — #832 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Margaretes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Margaretes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Margarete
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Margarete. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Margarete
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- Margarete Weißkirchner (1460–1500), commoner and common-law spouse of Philip I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg
- Margarete of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1516 or 1517–1580), a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth, Duchess of Münsterberg, Oels and Bernstadt by marriage
- Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony (1900–1962), Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Hohenzollern by marriage
- Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria (1870–1902), Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth, Duchess of Württemberg by marriage
- Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria (1870–1955), Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth, Princess of Thurn and Taxis by marriage
- Margarete Adler (1896–1990), Austrian freestyle swimmer, diver and gymnastics teacher, first Austrian woman Summer Olympics medalist (with her relay teammates)
- Margarete Bagshaw (1964–2015), American painter and potter
- Margarete Bieber (1879–1978), Jewish German art historian, classical archaeologist and professor, the second woman university professor in Germany
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Names that sound like Margarete
Phonetically similar names — useful when Margarete is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Marguerite
- Margarite
- Margaret
- Margret
- Margrit
- Margarita
- Margherita
- Marguerita
- Margarito
- Margriet
- Marguerites
- Margate
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About the name Margarete
Margarete is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Margarete's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #832. Use the chart and map above to compare Margarete'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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