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“pearl”
[mɑˈɡ̊ʁæːˀd̥ə] · Danish
01 / Meaning & origin
Margrete is a feminine given name documented in Danish, Finnish, Icelandic and 1 other language. It is a form of Margrethe, for which Norwegian Wikipedia gives the meaning “pearl”.
Meaning: “pearl”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 1954: 6 girls (rank 5148).
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Margrete
Recorded category girls
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 16 | 223 | observed |
| 1946 | 18 | 214 | observed |
| 1947 | 18 | 208 | observed |
| 1948 | 27 | 155 | observed |
| 1949 | 29 | 154 | observed |
| 1950 | 21 | 188 | observed |
| 1951 | 18 | 200 | observed |
| 1952 | 17 | 217 | observed |
| 1953 | 22 | 181 | observed |
| 1954 | 20 | 191 | observed |
| 1955 | 23 | 173 | observed |
| 1956 | 22 | 179 | observed |
| 1957 | 13 | 236 | observed |
| 1958 | 15 | 221 | observed |
| 1959 | 9 | 316 | observed |
| 1960 | 13 | 243 | observed |
| 1961 | 16 | 228 | observed |
| 1962 | 16 | 223 | observed |
| 1963 | 22 | 186 | observed |
| 1964 | 21 | 191 | observed |
| 1965 | 16 | 237 | observed |
| 1966 | 21 | 195 | observed |
| 1967 | 14 | 256 | observed |
| 1968 | 28 | 165 | observed |
| 1969 | 15 | 267 | observed |
| 1970 | 10 | 341 | observed |
| 1971 | 18 | 249 | observed |
| 1972 | 27 | 188 | observed |
| 1973 | 17 | 255 | observed |
| 1974 | 15 | 283 | observed |
| 1975 | 15 | 282 | observed |
| 1976 | 15 | 278 | observed |
| 1977 | 18 | 248 | observed |
| 1978 | 20 | 235 | observed |
| 1979 | 13 | 310 | observed |
| 1980 | 21 | 231 | observed |
| 1981 | 18 | 257 | observed |
| 1982 | 12 | 338 | observed |
| 1983 | 16 | 279 | observed |
| 1984 | 18 | 251 | observed |
| 1985 | 15 | 301 | observed |
| 1986 | 11 | 380 | observed |
| 1987 | 14 | 316 | observed |
| 1988 | 11 | 382 | observed |
| 1989 | 15 | 314 | observed |
| 1990 | 18 | 284 | observed |
| 1991 | 14 | 315 | observed |
| 1992 | 18 | 268 | observed |
| 1993 | 22 | 231 | observed |
| 1994 | 21 | 237 | observed |
| 1995 | 22 | 231 | observed |
| 1996 | 20 | 229 | observed |
| 1997 | 23 | 215 | observed |
| 1998 | 16 | 267 | observed |
| 1999 | 16 | 261 | observed |
| 2000 | 16 | 275 | observed |
| 2001 | 11 | 345 | observed |
| 2002 | 10 | 361 | observed |
| 2003 | 11 | 335 | observed |
| 2004 | 11 | 353 | observed |
| 2005 | 10 | 381 | observed |
| 2006 | 8 | 429 | observed |
| 2007 | 13 | 336 | observed |
| 2008 | 9 | 413 | observed |
| 2009 | 9 | 422 | observed |
| 2010 | 6 | 510 | observed |
| 2011 | 5 | 528 | observed |
| 2012 | 7 | 456 | observed |
| 2013 | 9 | 413 | observed |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | 5 | 510 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 4 | 520 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | 6 | 402 | observed |
| 2023 | 4 | 489 | observed |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Margrete” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Margrete— “pearl”
Margrete, _f._ _Lett._ Gr. pearl, 121
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
