Margot

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

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

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. 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.

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 727 notable people named Margot:

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

Similar names: Margo · Evangeline · Maeve · Gemma · Maisie · Maia

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