Name meaning & stats
Margareta
Margareta means “pearl” (Ancient Greek origin). 273 US babies since 1940, peak 1949. Notable Margaretas are 2.1× over-represented as politicians.
What it means
“pearl”
Ancient GreekSpelling of Margarita
Margarita around the world
- Маргарита · Russian
- Маргарита · Ukrainian
- Μαργαρίτα · Greek
- مرغريتا · Arabic
- מרגריטה · Hebrew
- マルガリータ · Japanese
- 玛加丽塔 · Chinese
- Margit · Hungarian
- Margarida · Portuguese
- Margareta · multiple languages
Famous Margaritas
- Margarita Salas · Spanish biochemist (1938-2019)
- Margarita Xhepa · Albanian actress
- Margarita Simonyan · Russian journalist
- Margarita Levieva · Russian-born American actress
Margarita’s name day
- July 13 · Latvia
- January 25 · Greece, Cyprus
- September 1 · Greece, Cyprus
In US birth records
Peak year: 1949
273 US babies were named Margareta between 1940 and 2025.
Margareta around the world
- Sweden: 43 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 1,280 in 2022
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Margaretas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 2.1× | High · 64 people |
| Actor | 0.7× | Medium · 22 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Medium · 19 people |
| Singer | 1.2× | Medium · 16 people |
Among notable women who are politicians, Margaretas show up 2.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 132 Margaritas spell it Margareta
- Margarita 92%
- Margaretta 3%
- Marguerita 2%
- Margherita 2%
- Margretta 1%
- Margareta 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1949)