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 #127

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Name B

Margaret

Girl name · Rank #119

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Metric Margot Margaret
Current Rank #127 #119
Total Births (all years) 25,568 1,264,774
Peak Year 2025 1921
Peak Year Births 2,575 28,468
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margot Margaret
1880s - 21,799
1890s 16 37,937
1900s 69 57,919
1910s 285 189,234
1920s 471 245,011
1930s 1,110 157,369
1940s 1,206 173,028
1950s 1,130 149,582
1960s 1,208 81,870
1970s 617 31,947
1980s 980 30,352
1990s 964 31,294
2000s 1,172 23,919
2010s 5,279 20,036
2020s 11,061 13,477

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margot Margaret
2014 377 1,951
2015 505 2,110
2016 745 2,217
2017 860 2,255
2018 882 2,334
2019 1,065 2,214
2020 1,269 2,196
2021 1,530 2,245
2022 1,527 2,199
2023 1,933 2,085
2024 2,227 2,316
2025 2,575 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, 1894–2025.

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