The first name Margo
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 120 girls were named Margo, making it the 357th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Margo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Margo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 540 girls born in the United States were named Margo, the 559th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1954, when 715 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Margo
11 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Margo MartindaleAmerican actress, born 1951
- Margo HarshmanAmerican actress, born 1986
- MargoAmerican actress (1917–1985)
- Margo StilleyAmerican actress, born 1982
- Margo PriceAmerican singer-songwriter, born 1983
- Margo GlantzAuthor, born 1930
- Margo HayesAmerican professional rock climber, born 1998
- Margo GuryanAmerican musician (1937–2021)
- Margo JeffersonAmerican writer and academic (born 1947)
- Margo LanaganAustralian writer, born 1960
- Margo GeerAmerican swimmer, born 1992
Questions
- How popular is the name Margo?
- In 2025, 120 girls born in England and Wales were named Margo, ranking 357th.
- Is Margo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 27,242 US babies named Margo since 1880 were girls.
- When was Margo most popular?
- 1954 in the United States, when 715 babies were named Margo, its highest rank at 315th.