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    The first name Margot

    A girl’s name from French.

    Pronounced /ˈmɑɹ.ɡoʊ/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from French Margot.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 1,230 girls were named Margot, making it the 30th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 1,243 births (#28).

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    8,346
    babies named Margot, 1996–2025
    #30
    rank in 2025
    2024
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Margot with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Margot at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 2,575 girls born in the United States were named Margot, the 102nd most popular girls’ name that year.

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    25,568
    babies named Margot since 1880
    #102
    rank in 2025
    2025
    peak year

    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.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Margot

    31 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Margot Robbie
      Australian actress (born 1990)
    • Margot Fonteyn
      British ballerina, 1919–1991
    • Margot Honecker
      East German politician (1927-2016)
    • Margot Boer
      Dutch speed skater, born 1985
    • Margot Lee Shetterly
      American nonfiction writer, born 1969
    • Margot Bingham
      American singer, actor and composer, born 1987
    • Margot Adler
      Author, Neopagan, and National Public Radio reporter (1946–2014)
    • Margot van Geffen
      Dutch field hockey player, born 1989
    • Margot Loyola
      (1918–2015)
    • Margot Foster
      Australian rower, born 1958
    • Margot Asquith
      British socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
    • Margot Duhalde Sotomayor
      Chilean aviator (1920–2018)

    More French girls’ names

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    Questions

    What does the name Margot mean?
    Borrowed from French Margot.
    What is the origin of the name Margot?
    Borrowed from French Margot.
    How popular is the name Margot?
    In 2025, 1,230 girls born in England and Wales were named Margot, ranking 30th. Its peak was 2024, with 1,243 births.
    Is Margot a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 25,568 US babies named Margot since 1880 were girls.
    When was Margot most popular?
    2025 in the United States, when 2,575 babies were named Margot, its highest rank at 102nd.
    How do you pronounce Margot?
    Margot is /ˈmɑɹ.ɡoʊ/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Margot?
    Margo.