A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Marguerite
edwardian · gallic · starched
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe French form of Margaret, rooted in the Greek word for pearl. It belonged to French nobility for centuries. American parents adopted the spelling in the late nineteenth century as an ornate alternative to Margaret.
Also answers toMargie, Maggie, Rita, Marge
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 3,254 souls, A.D. 1918 2025
2025: 71 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
65 yrs
Most Marguerites were born around 1950 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.
Peak Reign
1918
№86 that year
Generation
Boomer, 47%
then Silent 22% · Gen X 11%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈94K ever born · holding steady
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Marguerite grew up with
SSA DataDavy Crockett caps·TV dinners·duck-and-cover drills
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Marguerite peaked in 1918.
Estimated average age: 65.
What people think
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Marguerite sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name carries the texture of pressed linen and penmanship practiced with steel nibs. While its popular peak belongs to 1918, nearly half of living Marguerites belong to the Baby Boom generation. It requires the speaker to navigate three syllables without hurrying. The name assumes the bearer will be spelling it aloud for receptionists indefinitely.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Marguerite hit its all-time high in 1918, when about three thousand newborn girls received the name.
Field Note 02
The average living bearer is sixty-five years old, with the Silent and Boomer generations together making up nearly seventy percent of the total.
Field Note 03
Recent annual tallies show only about seventy-one babies a year receiving the spelling.
Notable Marguerites
AI-WrittenMarguerite Higginswar correspondent and Pulitzer winner, b. 1920
Marguerite Durasnovelist and screenwriter, b. 1914
Marguerite Clarkstage and silent film actress, b. 1883
Marguerite Yourcenarnovelist and essayist, b. 1903
Ephemera — If Marguerite were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Savannah
Color
Pressed Linen
Job
Rare books cataloger
Object
Sterling silver cake server
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