as a First Name
(Spanish) equivalent of Margaret, now widely adopted in the English-speaking world.
| 520th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Margaret, Margareta, Margarete, Margarette, Margarett, Marguerite, Margarite, Margaretta, Margareth, Margery
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 97,674
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Margarita per capita
- 1976
- marked the height of its popularity
99.94%
0.06%
28%
55+
55+
39%
30-54
30-54
18%
13-29
13-29
15%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map