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Margot

Girl · MAR-goh · Greek

Margot is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. In 2025 it ranked 32nd for girls in the UK (1,319 babies) and 102nd for girls in the US (2,575 babies).

What does Margot mean?

Greek: French pet form of Marguerite

“pearl”

French pet form of Marguerite; Margot Fonteyn was one of Britain's greatest ballerinas.

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MAR-goh

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Is Margot a girl's or a boy's name?

Margot is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,319 girls in the UK and 2,575 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Margot in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#32among girls
Babies in 2025
1,319about 1 in 210 girls
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 103% in five years
Same name in a class
6.4%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,319 girls in the UK were named Margot, making it the 32nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 85th.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Margot of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Margot in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,545 girls in the UK were given Margot or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #28, up from #32 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 30th in England and Wales, 79th in Scotland and 52nd in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#28).

1996Busiest: 1,319 in 20252025
Margot in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20251,319#32
20241,314#34
20231,087#48
2022856#63
2021930#61
2020682#85
2019597#98
2018552#105
2017366#169
2016299#201
2015182#290
2014105#458
201357#752
201267#677
201150#798
201045#853
200938#947
200825#1,258
200724#1,243
200624#1,188
200529#982
200411#1,949
200320#1,216
200213#1,553
200117#1,261
20006#2,554
199913#1,493
199815#1,350
19978#2,073
19969#1,862

How popular is Margot in the US?

Rank in 2025
#102among girls
Babies in 2025
2,575about 1 in 620 girls
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 109% in five years
Same name in a class
2.2%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 2,575 girls in the US were named Margot, making it the 102nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 234th. It first appears in the records in 1894.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Margot of any year since it first appeared, in 1894.

Half of all the girls named Margot in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 3,306 girls in the US were given Margot or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #91, up from #102 for this spelling alone.

1894Busiest: 2,575 in 20252025
Margot in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20252,575#102
20242,227#127
20231,933#148
20221,527#193
20211,530#194
20201,269#234
20191,065#304
2018882#358
2017860#363
2016745#433
2015505#592
2014377#741
2013268#941
2012237#1,060
2011185#1,280
2010155#1,456
2009159#1,463
2008144#1,583
2007132#1,672
2006111#1,833
200596#1,982
2004107#1,780
2003126#1,533
2002115#1,605
200192#1,883
200090#1,881
199994#1,717
1998107#1,549
199789#1,731
1996105#1,517
199591#1,622
199485#1,723
1993101#1,536
1992104#1,504
1991101#1,531
199087#1,684
198988#1,583
198892#1,476
1987101#1,348
1986104#1,293
1985112#1,226
1984104#1,238
198390#1,328
1982115#1,187
198183#1,455
198091#1,373
197966#1,678
197867#1,598
197757#1,774
197663#1,585
197555#1,713
197446#1,881
197340#2,019
197263#1,502
197174#1,415
197086#1,270
196996#1,129
196892#1,114
196793#1,081
1966106#991
1965112#973
1964135#896
1963148#861
1962153#852
1961133#929
1960140#877
1959118#970
195893#1,088
1957104#1,025
1956103#1,006
1955114#921
1954105#939
1953136#786
1952127#806
1951133#764
195097#899
1949110#842
1948129#746
194796#906
1946106#802
1945133#631
1944107#732
1943134#654
1942131#653
1941135#607
1940125#629
1939119#619
1938138#586
1937126#599
1936130#578
1935113#612
1934124#582
1933107#633
193288#719
193167#838
193098#695
192971#842
192853#1,029
192745#1,139
192641#1,198
192540#1,225
192440#1,258
192336#1,305
192251#1,059
192139#1,237
192055#989
191938#1,216
191840#1,184
191740#1,126
191632#1,278
191529#1,317
191436#988
191319#1,308
191223#1,080
191116#1,113
191012#1,335
190910#1,369
190814#1,084
19079#1,384
19067#1,553
19056#1,695
19046#1,658
19030–
19026#1,593
19010–
190011#1,170
18996#1,393
18980–
18970–
18965#1,582
18950–
18945#1,484

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