Margita
Margita is a name with multiple cultural origins: Slovak, Czech.
- Slovak
- Czech
Meaning & Origin of Margita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Margita is a name with multiple cultural origins: Slovak, Czech.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovak
- Czech
The Story of Margita
The earliest SSA record of Margita as a baby girl name dates back to 1983, when 6 babies received it. 1983 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Margita — #9,015 in the national rankings. Margita last appeared in the published SSA data in 1984, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Margita
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Margita. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gita
- Margaréta
- Markéta
Names that sound like Margita
Phonetically similar names — useful when Margita is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Marita
- Margit
- Margina
- Morita
- Maurita
- Murrieta
- Maritta
- Moretta
- Morishita
- Margarita
- Margherita
- Marguerita
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Margita
Margita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Margita's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #9,015. Use the chart and map above to compare Margita'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.