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Marigold

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Marigold was most popular in 2025, when 498 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,173 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,173, with 498 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,978 people named Marigold.

Most popular in2025
Rank that year#1,173
Births that year498
Total since 18802,978
Given to100% girls

Marigold over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Marigold’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marigold a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marigold is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,978 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Marigold is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org