What is the name of the little girl in 'The Secret Garden'?

The little girl in The Secret Garden is named Mary Lennox.

Mary Lennox is the central character of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 children’s novel. She is an English girl born in India, where she is neglected by her parents and raised largely by servants. After her parents die during a cholera outbreak, Mary is sent to Yorkshire to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven, at the gloomy Misselthwaite Manor.

At first Mary is lonely, disagreeable, and physically weak. Her life changes when she discovers a locked, neglected garden on the estate. With help from Martha Sowerby, Martha’s brother Dickon, and her cousin Colin Craven, Mary begins restoring the garden. Working outdoors and forming friendships gradually improves her health, confidence, and compassion.

Mary is sometimes confused with other famous literary girls, including Sara Crewe from A Little Princess, Heidi from the novel by Johanna Spyri, and Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables. Those characters belong to different stories. Mary’s defining setting is the hidden garden at Misselthwaite Manor, where nature and friendship drive the novel’s transformation.