Margot vs Margaret

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

Name A

Margot

Girl name · Rank #126

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #118

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Metric Margot Margaret
Current Rank #126 #118
Total Births (all years) 22,984 1,262,307
Peak Year 2024 1921
Peak Year Births 2,223 28,468
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margot Margaret
1880ss — 21,799
1890ss 16 37,937
1900ss 69 57,919
1910ss 285 189,234
1920ss 471 245,010
1930ss 1,110 157,371
1940ss 1,206 173,025
1950ss 1,130 149,583
1960ss 1,208 81,869
1970ss 618 31,946
1980ss 980 30,352
1990ss 963 31,293
2000ss 1,172 23,915
2010ss 5,277 20,034
2020ss 8,479 11,020

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margot Margaret
2014 377 1,951
2015 505 2,110
2016 745 2,216
2017 860 2,255
2018 881 2,334
2019 1,064 2,214
2020 1,269 2,195
2021 1,529 2,242
2022 1,527 2,197
2023 1,931 2,083
2024 2,223 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, 1894–2024.

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