Name meaning & stats
Margherita
Margherita means “pearl” (Ancient Greek origin). 694 US babies since 1940, peak 1967. Notable Margheritas are 1.7× over-represented as professors.
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: 1967
694 US babies were named Margherita between 1940 and 2025.
Margherita around the world
- England & Wales: 89 babies since 1996, peak 2023, No. 4,867 in 2025
- France: 160 babies since 1900, peak 1969
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Margheritas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.2× | Medium · 15 people |
| Professor | 1.7× | Medium · 13 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 8 people |
| Politician | 0.8× | Low · 8 people |
Among notable women who are professors, Margheritas show up 1.7× 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 52 Margaritas spell it Margherita
- 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 1967)