Marigold
Top 1000
About Marigold
Marigold, once found almost exclusively in English novels and aristocratic nurseries, is beginning to be talked about and considered here. It has a sweet, sunny, quirky feel. The marigold was the symbol of the Virgin Mary.
Marigold appears in several children's book titles, such as Magic for Marigold, Once Upon a Marigold and Marigold in Godmother's House, and in the adult Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym. On the TV show 1600 Penn, Marigold was the President's young daughter.
The name got a big boost from its use in the period drama Downton Abbey, in which it belongs to a sweet little girl – which no doubt helped to endear parents to the name! It has risen dramatically since then, and recently entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2022. It was also one of the fastest rising names in 2023. We expect Marigold to be one to look out for as parents are looking for unique botanical names now that the previously offbeat Magnolia and Juniper are feeling less fresh.
Pronounced MAIR-ee-gohld.
As of October 2026, Marigold ranked #590 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #348.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,726 | 30 | 16.8 |
| 2015 | #2,672 | 67 | 37.5 |
| 2016 | #2,106 | 93 | 52.5 |
| 2017 | #1,650 | 131 | 75.9 |
| 2018 | #1,417 | 158 | 92.9 |
| 2019 | #1,300 | 177 | 105.5 |
| 2020 | #1,094 | 223 | 137.9 |
| 2021 | #1,012 | 252 | 153.6 |
| 2022 | #826 | 340 | 207.3 |
| 2023 | #713 | 396 | 246.8 |
| 2024 | #693 | 406 | 250.6 |
| 2025 | #590 | 498 | 309.8 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Birdie
- Primrose
- Clementine
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- Juno
- Beatrix
- Fleur
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- Lavender
- Clover
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Marigold on lists
Famous Marigolds
- Marigold Frances Churchill
fourth child of British PM Winston Churchill
- Marigold Ann "Goldie" Semple
American actress
- Marigold Linton
American psychologist
Marigold in pop culture
- Marigold Lesley
main character in "Magic for Marigold" by L.M. Montgomery
- Marigold Lexton
main character in 2007 film "Marigold"
- Marigold Gilchrist
character on TV's "1600 Penn"
- Marigold Heavenly Nostrils
character in comic "Phoebe and Her Unicorn"
- Marigold Shillingsworth
character in Xavier Herbert's "Capricornia" (1938)
- Marigold
Lady Edith's daughter on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- "Marigold
" song by Nirvana/Foo Fighters
- Marigold
character in comic 'Questionable Content'
- Princess Marigold
character from Gail Carson Levine's "Cinderellis and the Glass Hill"
- Symbolically
the marigold stands for sacred affection, but it can also represent both grief and jealousy.
- Marigold
Dolphin and Star's mum in "The Illustrated Mum"
- Marigold
is the daughter of King Midas in Greek Mythology