Margaret, a gemstone-inspired name that can use some love, comes from the Latin name Margarita and Greek word margarites, meaning "pearl." It was popularized by Saint Margaret, the patron saint of Scotland and expectant mothers (particularly in difficult labour). Margaret was a top-10 girl's name every year between 1900 and 1939, and remained in the top-150 throughout the rest of the 1900s. It nearly fell out of the top-200 in 2009 but has since recovered and has been a top-150 name every year since 2016. It's also the name "Today" host Jenna Bush Hager chose for her daughter Margaret Laura, whom she refers to as Mila. Actress Nicole Kidman and country singer Keith Urban used it as a middle name for their daughter Faith Margaret, born in 2010.
