Margarita is the Spanish form of Margaret — from the Greek *margarites* ("pearl") — and also the Spanish-Mexican word for daisy. **A top-1000 US baby name through much of the 20th century in Hispanic communities**. **The Margarita cocktail** — **the most-ordered cocktail in the United States and among the most-popular mixed drinks worldwide; its origin is contested but most-cited story credits Carlos "Danny" Herrera at Rancho La Gloria near Tijuana (1938) creating it for showgirl Marjorie King ("Margarita" in Spanish); the recipe of tequila + Cointreau + lime served in a salt-rimmed glass became the foundation of more than a billion margaritas served annually in the US alone**; Cinco de Mayo and National Margarita Day (February 22) are major beverage holidays in the US. **Margarita Pracatan (1931-2020)** — Cuban-American cabaret singer; star of Clive James's BBC2 show in the 1990s; cult favorite for her exuberant covers. **Margarita Levieva (born 1980)** — Russian-American actress; *The Deuce* (HBO 2017-2019), *Adventureland* (2009). **Margarita Mamun (born 1995)** — Russian-Bangladeshi rhythmic gymnast; gold medal at Rio 2016 Olympics. **Margarita Carmen Cansino** — Rita Hayworth's birth name. **Saint Margaret of Cortona** is venerated as *Santa Margarita*.
Featured throughout Hispanic culture and global gastronomy.
Margarita reduces to six — the number of the classic cocktail.