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 #119

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Metric Margo Margaret
Current Rank #544 #119
Total Births (all years) 27,208 1,264,774
Peak Year 1954 1921
Peak Year Births 715 28,468
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margo Margaret
1880s - 21,799
1890s - 37,937
1900s 26 57,919
1910s 151 189,234
1920s 304 245,011
1930s 1,209 157,369
1940s 4,791 173,028
1950s 5,886 149,582
1960s 3,956 81,870
1970s 2,271 31,947
1980s 1,741 30,352
1990s 1,217 31,294
2000s 886 23,919
2010s 1,817 20,036
2020s 2,953 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margo Margaret
2014 153 1,951
2015 191 2,110
2016 254 2,217
2017 236 2,255
2018 271 2,334
2019 321 2,214
2020 356 2,196
2021 464 2,245
2022 481 2,199
2023 556 2,085
2024 556 2,316
2025 540 2,436

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, 1905–2025.

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