Margot

Meaning: Pearl
Origin: French (from Greek, via Latin and French) — Variant of Marguerite

Girl's name · #102 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Margot is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1894, it stood at #102 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 26,000 girls have been named Margot along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#30 in England & Wales (2025) · #40 in New Zealand (2025) · #46 in France (2025) · #54 in N. Ireland (2025) · #66 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #73 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #79 in Scotland (2025) · #84 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #158 in Ireland (2025) · #186 in Belgium (2025) · #191 in Switzerland (2025) · #444 in Norway (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Margots

Margot Robbie — Australian actress (born 1990)
Margot Fonteyn — British ballerina
Margot Kidder — Canadian and American actress and activist (1948–2018)
Margot Wallström — Swedish politician
Margot Frank — Older sister of Anne Frank (1926–1945)

In stories & tradition

Margot Fenring — Dune (novel series)
Margot Morrison — Supergirl (TV series)

What Margots become

Among 727 notable people named Margot:

Entertainers appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Margot Robbie, Australian actress (born 1990).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Margo (#559) and Margaux (#1199), Margot 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: Margo · Evangeline · Maeve · Sienna · Maisie · Juliette

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