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Girl name

Margarete

/ˈmɑɹɡɚit/ · 100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Margarete has been given to about 2,376 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹɡɚit/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 953
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Margarete per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 74
  • Born in 20257
  • All time2,376

How popular is Margarete?

Its best year was 1918, when 74 babies were given the name, ranking 836th. The typical living American called Margarete is about 70 years old today.

Names that sound like Margarete

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Margarette0.98
  2. Margaret0.78
  3. Margarett0.78
  4. Marguerite0.71
  5. Margarita0.66
  6. Margret0.66
  7. Bernadette0.62
  8. Magdalene0.61

Middle names for Margarete

Ranked by flow score
  1. Margarete Rose0.85
  2. Margarete Grace0.85
  3. Margarete Jane0.85
  4. Margarete Louise0.85
  5. Margarete June0.84
  6. Margarete Claire0.84

Sibling names for Margarete

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.83
  2. Luellasister · 0.81
  3. Cleoeither · 0.81
  4. Ilasister · 0.81
  5. Louiebrother · 0.78
  6. Archiebrother · 0.78

Where Margarete is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Margarete Nguyen0.80
    2. Margarete Hill0.80
    3. Margarete Hall0.80
    4. Margarete Brown0.80
    5. Margarete Young0.77
    6. Margarete Wright0.77

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Margarete

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.