Margarete

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A few things about Margarete you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Margarete

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky

Austrian architect (1897–2000)

Choose Margarete and your child shares a first name with Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, an Austrian architect. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Margarete, like who?” Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Werner Faymann, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 227,273 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Margarete, 7 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Margarete would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMargarete first shows up in US birth records in 1884, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 141 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1888, when it ranked #753. Today it's #11,932, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendMargarete has climbed 3,156 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #11,932. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningMargarete is a German form of Margaret, which means “pearl”. Our records link it to French, German and Russian roots.

About the name Margarete

Margarete is a girl name of French, German and Russian origin meaning “pearl”. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ete”. US birth records list Margarete for girls from 1884 to 2025, in 121 of those 142 years. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked #753 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #11,932, with 7 babies.

Origin:French namesGerman namesRussian names