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Marguerita
How to Pronounce Marguerita
Pronounced mar-guh-REE-tuh /ˌmɑːr.ɡəˈriː.tə/Medium
Meaning: Marguerita is a variant of Marguerite (French) and Margarita (Spanish), both from the Greek margarites, 'pearl', which also became the French word for the daisy. It is one branch of the vast Margaret family, carrying the same 'pearl' meaning in a romance-language dress.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Marguerita sits in the Margaret family, from the Greek margarites, 'pearl', by way of the French Marguerite and Spanish Margarita. American parents drawn to a more ornate, continental form chose it over plain Margaret, and it appears steadily if never abundantly through the twentieth century.
It was always a modest, dressed-up choice — a few dozen girls a year at most around its faint mid-century peak — overshadowed by Margaret, Marguerite and the nickname Rita. It reads as graceful and old-world, and has not revived, though Margaret names cycle back in style.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Marguerita mean?
Marguerita is a variant of Marguerite and Margarita, from Greek margarites, meaning 'pearl'.
How do you pronounce Marguerita?
It's said mar-guh-REE-tuh /ˌmɑːr.ɡəˈriː.tə/ — four syllables, stress on the third.
Is Marguerita a boy or girl name?
Marguerita is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Marguerita?
Marguerita is rare, an ornate vintage form of Margaret most seen through the mid-twentieth century.