Margo

Meaning: Pearl
Origin: Variant of Margot (from Greek)

Girl's name · #559 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Margo was #297 in 1941, slipped to #2368 by 2006, and has climbed back to #559 today. Roughly 27,000 girls have been named Margo since 1905.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#317 in N. Ireland (2025) · #360 in England & Wales (2025) · #460 in Scotland (2025) · #824 in Ireland (2025) · #1,232 in Belgium (2025) · #1,658 in Switzerland (2025) · #643 in Canada (2024).

Famous Margos

Margo Martindale — American actress
Margo Dydek — Polish basketball player (1974–2011)
Margo Harshman — American actress
Margo — American actress (1917–1985)
Margo Stilley — American actress

In stories & tradition

Margo Hughes — As the World Turns (TV series)
Margo Lane — The Shadow (radio series)
Margo Crawford — Bright Star (musical stage work)

What Margos become

Among 207 notable people named Margo:

Entertainers appear 1.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Margo Martindale, American actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Margot (#102) and Margaux (#1199), Margo would rank around #74 with about 3,300 births last year — the newborns split about 78/16/6 across Margot, Margo, and Margaux.

Similar names: Margot · Paulette · Marta · Indigo · Penny · Maxine

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