Marigold

girls:

2.1k births since 1918

#3775 (34th percentile)

overall:

2.1k births since 1918

#5718 (26th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Marigold is the #5,718 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,063 recorded births since 1918. This represents the 26.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 26.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #3,775 (33.9% percentile) for all time with 2,063 births since 1918.

Marigold first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1918 (first recorded for girls in 1918). Birth data for Marigold is available in 34 out of the 106 years between 1918 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Marigold reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 38.7% percentile (ranked #581) with 224 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 224 births per million (ranked 38.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2005, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Marigold is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #581 (38.7% percentile) with 224 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Marigold".

1918 2023 19182023

Key Statistics

Total Births
2,063
Peak Births
392
Peak Year
2023
First Recorded
1918
Peak Percentile
38.7%
Current Percentile
38.7%
Peak Rank
#581
Current Rank
#581
Female statistics

How to Pronounce Marigold

Our model has identified 7 different pronunciations for the name Marigold. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 23.8% confident that Marigold is pronounced as MEH-ruh-gohld, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MEH-rih-gohld, at 23.8% confidence, with 3 syllables.

MEH-ruh-gohld (3 syllables)
Verified
23.8% confidence
M EH1 R AH0 G OW2 L D
MEH-rih-gohld (3 syllables)
23.8% confidence
M EH1 R IH0 G OW0 L D
MEH-ree-gohld (3 syllables)
19.0% confidence
M EH1 R IY0 G OW2 L D
MA-ree-gohld (3 syllables)
14.3% confidence
M AE1 R IY0 G OW0 L D
MA-rih-gohld (3 syllables)
7.1% confidence
M AE1 R IH0 G OW0 L D
MA-ree-GOHLD (3 syllables)
7.1% confidence
M AE1 R IY0 G OW1 L D
MAH-ree-gohld (3 syllables)
4.8% confidence
M AA1 R IY0 G OW0 L D

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like M EH1 R AH0 G OW2 L D) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

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