Margrit
Margrit is a given name, an equivalent to the English name Margaret.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Margrit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Margrit is a given name, an equivalent to the English name Margaret.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Margrit
Margrit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1952, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1964: 8 births, good for #5,008 nationwide. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Margrits. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 61 Margrits have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Margrit
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Margrit. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Margrit
Phonetically similar names — useful when Margrit is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Margaret
- Margret
- Marguerite
- Margarite
- Margarete
- Margriet
- Market
- Margarita
- Margherita
- Margate
- Marguerita
- Magritte
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Margrit
Margrit is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 61 births in the dataset. Margrit's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #5,008. Use the chart and map above to compare Margrit'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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