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Margarita as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Margarita

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The baby name Margarita is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˌmɑːrɡəˈriːtə/ or /ˌmɑrɡəˈriːtə/; Spanish: /maɾɡaˈrita/.

Margarita is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: English: /ˌmɑːrɡəˈriːtə/ or /ˌmɑrɡəˈriːtə/; Spanish: /maɾɡaˈrita/

What is the meaning of the name Margarita ?

The baby name Margarita is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˌmɑːrɡəˈriːtə/ or /ˌmɑrɡəˈriːtə/; Spanish: /maɾɡaˈrita/.

Margarita is Greek in Origin.

Margarita is the Spanish, Russian, and Greek form of Margaret, from Latin Margarita and Greek margarites, likely of Persian origin, meaning “pearl.” In Spanish the word also names the daisy flower, a link shared with French marguerite, which made Daisy a traditional English pet form of Margaret. The dual pearl-and-flower imagery gives the name connotations of beauty, purity, and resilience.

Used across Europe since the Middle Ages through the cult of St. Margaret of Antioch, the name appears in royal and literary circles alike - see Queen Margrethe of Denmark (a cognate) and Bulgakov’s Master and Margarita. International variants include Margherita (Italian), Marguerite (French), Margareta/Margaretha (Scandinavian, Germanic, Slavic), and Margarida (Portuguese, Catalan, Galician). Common diminutives and short forms are Rita (especially in Spanish, Italian, and Russian), Greta and Gretchen (Germanic), and Maggie, Meg, or Peg(gy) in English.

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Margarita – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
SV Girls 0 #8 11 458
SV 0 #10 2 283
PR Girls 0 #13 310 3,171
BG Girls 0 #16 577 3,559
HN 0 #21 2 704
CL Girls 0 #24 17,029 14,098
CY 0 #27 34 1,632
CY Girls 0 #29 136 3,755
GR Girls 0 #29 482 6,293
HN Girls 0 #31 8 884
MX Girls 0 #31 22,991 17,781
TM Girls 0 #31 5 574
NA 0 #32 2 2,537
EE 0 #34 4 1,051
BG 0 #39 45 1,799
EC Girls 0 #40 390 3,650
PE Girls 0 #41 9,765 14,861
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
BO Girls 0 #45 3,235 9,488
PR 0 #47 9 1,497
CO Girls 0 #53 19,691 16,140
RU Girls 0 #53 4,352 11,913
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
CR Girls 0 #56 1,640 11,342
EE Girls 0 #57 92 1,888
GR 0 #59 96 3,911
PA Girls 0 #65 1,106 9,861
LT 0 #66 22 949
AL 0 #70 7 2,372
KZ 0 #72 19 1,452
Spain Girls 0 #73 11,325 5,561
GT Girls 0 #75 1,151 7,500
MD Girls 0 #75 16 865
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
LT Girls 0 #76 259 1,904
RU 0 #78 171 3,641
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
EC 0 #79 37 2,502
PH 0 #82 15 5,607
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
RS 0 #84 1 923
AR Girls 0 #91 2,202 8,289
UY Girls 0 #93 1,340 6,731
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
GE Girls 0 #94 11 1,564
AL Girls 0 #102 151 4,141
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
QA 0 #102 5 7,011
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
PA 0 #104 27 3,797
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
CO 0 #114 1,036 7,768
CR 0 #115 44 5,526
CL 0 #116 587 6,867
BO 0 #117 388 6,868
KW 0 #118 4 5,216
KZ Girls 0 #118 407 5,862
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
Norway Girls 2015 #127 5 491
RS Girls 0 #133 5 1,651
GT 0 #137 208 5,948
MT Girls 0 #139 13 3,773
MX 0 #147 356 8,339
UY 0 #150 28 2,477
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
AR 0 #156 31 2,915
Spain 0 #162 460 2,326
HR 0 #169 11 2,081
PE 0 #172 149 6,350
SI Girls 0 #173 5 2,769
CZ 0 #174 12 3,154
PR Boys 0 #176 3 2,508
AE 0 #179 9 10,220
LU Girls 0 #182 9 4,850
Sweden Girls 2018 #186 3 1,665
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
PS 0 #205 14 5,692
PL 0 #206 7 2,600
AO Girls 0 #213 5 4,575
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
HU Girls 0 #217 9 3,308
IR 0 #220 10 4,221
JP Girls 0 #220 26 6,592
HR Girls 0 #226 64 3,687
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
MO Girls 0 #238 14 7,056
EC Boys 0 #241 6 3,322
PT 0 #247 4 4,161
IL Girls 0 #250 545 11,648
IL 0 #258 17 6,291
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
PS Girls 0 #260 321 10,981
CZ Girls 0 #262 81 5,378
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
Canada Girls 2023 #275 5 2,824
PL Girls 0 #277 79 5,096
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
PH Girls 0 #280 112 13,098
TW Girls 0 #283 7 8,139
QA Girls 0 #287 30 15,378
DK Girls 0 #291 26 7,429
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
AL Boys 0 #298 6 5,122
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
Finland Girls 0 #307 86 1,368
SA 0 #309 4 10,560
Austria Girls 0 #321 101 1,885
CN Girls 0 #324 26 8,829
JO Girls 0 #333 7 7,570
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
MU Girls 0 #338 14 8,539
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
OM Girls 0 #359 38 15,987
NL 0 #374 18 2,481
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
UY Boys 0 #389 11 5,922
PT Girls 0 #398 54 7,952
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
Germany 0 #404 34 2,542
France Girls 2019 #407 5 3,279
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
AR Boys 0 #444 24 7,628
GT Boys 0 #449 26 7,625
PA Boys 0 #461 21 9,305
IR Girls 0 #462 69 8,334
AE Girls 0 #463 91 20,968
CR Boys 0 #466 22 10,188
KW Girls 0 #466 50 19,177
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
RU Boys 0 #482 24 12,621
Finland Girls 2026 #488 325 3,895
IT Girls 0 #493 1,892 9,415
Germany Girls 0 #495 416 4,949
BH 0 #531 23 17,937
BO Boys 0 #535 58 9,244
SG Girls 0 #537 50 18,916
CL Boys 0 #544 123 13,390
CM Girls 0 #553 8 11,671
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
HK Girls 0 #573 43 16,104
IT 0 #612 103 4,183
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
LB 0 #640 19 13,263
MX Boys 0 #711 280 16,355
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
CO Boys 0 #744 178 15,656
PE Boys 0 #746 133 14,506
NL Girls 0 #761 196 5,933
SY 0 #766 2 11,684
NG Girls 0 #776 11 15,093
United States Girls 2024 #806 111 8,487
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
TN 0 #819 11 13,765
Spain Boys 0 #848 83 5,610
SA Girls 0 #851 85 25,931
OM Boys 0 #917 2 17,948
BR Girls 0 #919 23 12,708
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
EG Girls 0 #936 24 14,742
MY Girls 0 #965 30 24,821
MA 0 #1,065 64 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,118 24 25,928
TR 0 #1,126 86 19,440
DZ 0 #1,159 18 20,130
IT Boys 0 #1,456 16 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Margarita is popular in 86 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
United States
Ireland

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People also ask about Margarita

Margarita is predominantly a girl's name.
Margarita is a 4 syllable name, pronounced English: /ˌmɑːrɡəˈriːtə/ or /ˌmɑrɡəˈriːtə/; Spanish: /maɾɡaˈrita/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Rita, Margot, Margo, Marge, Margie and Meg.
Across languages, Margarita has these equivalents: Greek: Μαργαρίτα (Margaríta), Russian: Маргарита (Margarita).
Yes, very popular — Margarita ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Margarita ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Margarita's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #421 in 2010 to #407 in 2019 in France.