Entry № 0519 · Italian, Greek origin

Margherita Margherita — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ mar-geh-REE-tah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Italian, Greek

Meaning

"Pearl, daisy"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Italian)

The meaning

A name that means "pearl, daisy".

Margherita is the Italian form of Margaret — from the Greek margaritēs, meaning "pearl." Queen Margherita of Savoy (1851-1926) gave her name to the pizza Margherita (1889), created with tomato, mozzarella, and basil for the colors of the Italian flag.

Margherita is widely used in Italy.

Pearl. The queen who got a pizza named after her.

Popularity

Where Margherita stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Margherita · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Margheritas before her.

Real people

Queen Margherita

Queen of Italy, namesake of the pizza.

1851 – 1926

In fiction

Margherita

Heroine of Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita.

1967 novel

Names connected to Margherita.

Numerology

The number behind Margherita.

The Nurturer

Margherita reduces to six — the number of Italian pearl.

Parents on Margherita

Why families chose this name.

"Pearl. The Italian Margaret. Ten letters. Margherita."

Sofia · Mother of one · Naples