The baby name Margret is a Female name , 23 syllables long and is pronounced MAR-gret (IPA: /ˈmɑːrɡrət/ or /ˈmɑːrɡrɛt/).
Margret is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Margret is a Female name , 23 syllables long and is pronounced MAR-gret (IPA: /ˈmɑːrɡrət/ or /ˈmɑːrɡrɛt/).
Margret is Greek in Origin.
Margret is a streamlined form of Margaret, ultimately from Greek Margarites “pearl,” via Latin Margarita and Old French Marguerite into medieval English. The gemstone sense - associated with purity and rarity - helped the name spread across Christendom, aided by devotion to Saint Margaret of Antioch and royal bearers such as Margaret of Scotland. Spelling varied widely in parish records, where Margret appears alongside Margaret and Margrete.
As a contemporary given name, Margret is found in German- and Nordic-language contexts in particular (cf. German Margret, Norwegian/Danish Margrete, Icelandic Margrét, Danish royal Margrethe; German Margarete). Related forms include Margaret, Marguerite (French), Margarita (Spanish), Mairead (Scottish Gaelic), and Margit (Hungarian/Scandinavian). Pet forms and cognates range from Maggie, Meg, and Peggy to Greta, Gretel, Rita, Daisy, and Megan. All share the core meaning “pearl.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| Iceland | Girls | 0 | #38 | 26 | 132 |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #127 | 22 | 4,216 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #141 | 2 | 1,888 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2020 | #179 | 2 | 1,663 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| Austria | 0 | #200 | 14 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #229 | 3 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #229 | 9 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #230 | 14 | 5,396 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #233 | 229 | 1,885 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #245 | 81 | 6,973 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #268 | 5 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #273 | 6 | 7,507 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #277 | 1,066 | 4,949 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #300 | 46 | 7,678 |
| Canada | Girls | 2007 | #301 | 5 | 2,781 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #306 | 11 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #336 | 8 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #339 | 695 | 15,093 |
| NL | 0 | #350 | 42 | 2,481 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #378 | 19 | 15,987 |
| EG | 0 | #383 | 18 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | 0 | #391 | 47 | 2,542 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #477 | 593 | 5,933 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #503 | 13 | 19,177 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #517 | 9 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #533 | 21 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #577 | 10 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #615 | 17 | 13,121 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #642 | 9 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #660 | 317 | 14,742 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #719 | 10 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #736 | 456 | 25,928 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #901 | 16 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #914 | 22 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #917 | 78 | 24,821 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 16,906 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,383 | 64 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Margret is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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