Margot
A French pet form of Marguerite, which comes through Latin from the Greek margarites, meaning pearl, and also names the daisy in French.
Margot in 2025
Margot was given to 2,575 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 253rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,288 babies born.
The history of Margot
Margot reached its highest point in 2025, when 2,575 babies were given the name, ranking 253rd that year.
Across the 132 years of records since 1894, 25,568 babies have been named Margot. Half of them were born before 2018, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Margot by decade
| Decade | Babies named Margot | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | 2,340 |
| 1900s | 69 | 1,776 |
| 1910s | 285 | 1,866 |
| 1920s | 471 | 1,551 |
| 1930s | 1,110 | 1,042 |
| 1940s | 1,206 | 1,086 |
| 1950s | 1,130 | 1,345 |
| 1960s | 1,208 | 1,454 |
| 1970s | 617 | 2,080 |
| 1980s | 980 | 1,955 |
| 1990s | 964 | 2,545 |
| 2000s | 1,172 | 2,589 |
| 2010s | 5,279 | 632 |
| 2020s | 11,061 | 253 |
Where Margot is heading
Margot has grown more than 5.1 times over the past decade, from 505 babies in 2015 to 2,575 in 2025.
Names like Margot
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Margot.