Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Margot name popularity since 1925
24,977 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Margot. Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Margot is about 8 years old in 2026. Margot peaked in 2025 as the #102 name for girls, and it ranked #102 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 24,977
- Named Margot, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #102
- for girls in 2025 (2,575 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 24,977 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Colorado
- 1.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Margot made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Margot births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Margot both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1941 and 1946, Margot's share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 8,950 to 1 in 14,800.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, it became 4× more common, from 1 in 9,510 baby girls to 1 in 2,380.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Margot's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Margot.
Decade by decade
Babies named Margot in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 250 | – |
| 1930s | 1,110 | #613 |
| 1940s | 1,206 | #632 |
| 1950s | 1,130 | #924 |
| 1960s | 1,208 | #978 |
| 1970s | 617 | #1,721 |
| 1980s | 980 | #1,230 |
| 1990s | 964 | #1,632 |
| 2000s | 1,172 | #1,990 |
| 2010s | 5,279 | #593 |
| 2020–25 | 11,061 | #102 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
63.1% of babies named Margot from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Margot is most popular
The index compares Margot's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Margot.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1.85× | 486 |
| Utah | 1.68× | 304 |
| Oregon | 1.67× | 333 |
| Massachusetts | 1.53× | 774 |
| New York | 1.53× | 2,472 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Margot's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Margot.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Margot (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data