US rank #126 Girls' name Peak 2024 22,984 births

Margot — #126 US girls' name

22,984 babies named Margot in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s161900s691910s2851920s4711930s11101940s12061950s11301960s12081970s6181980s9801990s9632000s11722010s52772020s8479
#126
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.3% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Margot was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

2,223 babies were named Margot in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margot

The Social Security Administration has registered 22,984 babies named Margot between 1894 and 2024, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Margot currently holds the #126 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 2,223 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margot performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 8,479 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Margot shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,409 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Margot in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margot 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 22,984 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.

Margot at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

22,984

Since 1894

131 years of records

Peak year

2024

2,223 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#126

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1894

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2024

Margot popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1894

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
2,223
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
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Margot by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
8,479 births that decade — 37% of Margot's all-time total
1890s161900s691910s2851920s4711930s11101940s12061950s11301960s12081970s6181980s9801990s9632000s11722010s52772020s8479

Margot by state

Where Margot concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Margot
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
2,409 10.5%
#2 California
2,382 10.4%
#3 Texas
1,662 7.2%
#4 Illinois
1,205 5.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
996 4.3%
#6 Ohio
760 3.3%
#7 Massachusetts
700 3.0%
#8 Michigan
596 2.6%
New York share of Margot's total US births 10.5%
Even split

2,409 of 22,984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Margot appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margot?
22,984 babies have been named Margot since 1894. It currently ranks #126 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 2,223 births.
When was Margot most popular?
Margot was most popular in the 2020s decade with 8,479 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Margot most popular?
The top states for the name Margot are New York (2,409 births), California (2,382 births), Texas (1,662 births).
How long has the name Margot been used?
Margot has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 131 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Margot?
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, 1894–2024 (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.