US rank #1212 Girls' name Peak 2021 3,898 births

Margaux — #1212 US girls' name

3,898 babies named Margaux in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1212
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Margaux was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

204 babies were named Margaux in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margaux

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,898 babies named Margaux between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margaux currently holds the #1212 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 204 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margaux performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Margaux shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 635 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Margaux in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margaux in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,898 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Margaux at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,898

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2021

204 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,212

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Margaux popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
204
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Margaux by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,201 births that decade — 31% of Margaux's all-time total
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Margaux by state

Where Margaux concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Margaux
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
635 16.3%
#2 New York
336 8.6%
#3 Texas
165 4.2%
#4 Florida
154 4.0%
#5 Illinois
108 2.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
93 2.4%
#7 Massachusetts
73 1.9%
#8 New Jersey
72 1.8%
California share of Margaux's total US births 16.3%
Even split

635 of 3,898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Margaux appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margaux?
3,898 babies have been named Margaux since 1975. It currently ranks #1212 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 204 births.
When was Margaux most popular?
Margaux was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,201 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Margaux most popular?
The top states for the name Margaux are California (635 births), New York (336 births), Texas (165 births).
How long has the name Margaux been used?
Margaux has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Margaux?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.