Margo vs Margaret

Side-by-side comparison of Margo and Margaret — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Margo

Girl name · Rank #544

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Metric Margo Margaret
Current Rank #544 #118
Total Births (all years) 26,665 1,262,307
Peak Year 1954 1921
Peak Year Births 715 28,468
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margo Margaret
1880ss — 21,799
1890ss — 37,937
1900ss 26 57,919
1910ss 151 189,234
1920ss 304 245,010
1930ss 1,209 157,371
1940ss 4,791 173,025
1950ss 5,886 149,583
1960ss 3,956 81,869
1970ss 2,271 31,946
1980ss 1,741 30,352
1990ss 1,217 31,293
2000ss 886 23,915
2010ss 1,815 20,034
2020ss 2,412 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margo Margaret
2014 153 1,951
2015 190 2,110
2016 254 2,216
2017 236 2,255
2018 270 2,334
2019 321 2,214
2020 356 2,195
2021 464 2,242
2022 481 2,197
2023 556 2,083
2024 555 2,303

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1905–2024.

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