Margot

“Variant of Marguerite — Pearl” — Greek, via Latin and French origin

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

Margot has appeared in US records since 1894 — best rank #102 (2025) · 25,568 babies named Margot all-time · 1 in 630 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #30 in England & Wales (2025) · #40 in New Zealand (2025) · #46 in France (2025) · #54 in N. Ireland (2025) · #66 in Australia (VIC) (2025).

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

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
Margot la fée — fairy
Margot Morrison — Supergirl

What Margots become

Among 725 notable people named Margot:

Entertainers appear 1.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Margot Robbie, Australian actress (born 1990).

Browse more girl names — popularity, trends and eras for 5,700+ American names, free.