Margherita
Margherita is an Italian feminine given name. It also is a surname. As a word, in Italian it means "daisy". The name is related to Margaret.
Meaning & Origin of Margherita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Margherita is an Italian feminine given name. It also is a surname. As a word, in Italian it means "daisy". The name is related to Margaret.
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The Story of Margherita
Margherita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 25 Margheritas were born — ranking #1,667 that year. As of 2026, Margherita ranks #13,584 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Margheritas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Margherita
Phonetically similar names — useful when Margherita is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Margarita
- Marguerita
- Margarito
- Marguerite
- Margarite
- Margarete
- Marguerites
- Margaret
- Margret
- Margareta
- Margaretta
- Marquita
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About the name Margherita
Margherita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Margherita's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #1,667. Use the chart and map above to compare Margherita'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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