Girl's name
Margot
Say it MAR-goh
French origin pearl
2 syllables
Where Margot is loved, common and rare
Common across Quebec, the UK, France and six more places. Rare in Ontario, Ireland, three German cities and six more places.
1 in 202 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
Quebec 22ndEngland and Wales 30thFrance 46th
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Every place
In 22 of the 40 official lists, among them Quebec (22nd), England and Wales (30th) and France (46th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec province | 22nd 2025 | 194 | about 1 in 134 |
| England and Wales | 30th 2025 | 1,230 | 1 in 206 |
| New Zealand | 40th 2025 | 76 | rank only |
| France | 46th 2025 | 905 | 1 in 317 |
| South Australia state | 48th 2025 | 31 | rank only |
| Northern Ireland | 52nd 2025 | 36 | 1 in 202 |
| Victoria state | 66th 2025 | 96 | rank only |
| Queensland state | 73rd 2025 | 68 | rank only |
| Scotland | 79th 2025 | 53 | 1 in 338 |
| New South Wales state | 84th 2025 | 85 | rank only |
| British Columbia province | 87th 2023 | 32 | about 1 in 374 |
| Ontario province | 113th 2024 | 92 | about 1 in 592 |
| Ireland | 156th 2025 | 30 | 1 in 704 |
| Switzerland | 186th 2025 | 39 | 1 in 872 |
| Italy | 209th 2024 | 94 | 1 in 1,906 |
| Norway | 424th 2025 | 6 | 1 in 3,633 |
| Sweden | 460th 2025 | 14 | about 1 in 2,869 |
| Catalonia region | 463rd 2025 | 6 | 1 in 3,212 |
| Berlin city | 757th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 4,835 |
| Austria | 1305th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 17,861 |
| Rostock city | 166th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 985 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
Rare, below the listed names: the Netherlands, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
A French pet form of Margaret, Margot carries the meaning of that name, 'pearl'.
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Two syllables, MAR-goh, with a silent t at the end. Margo is the phonetic spelling, Maggie is another familiar short form of Margaret, and Marguerite, Margherita and Margrét are forms of the full name in other languages.
Margot ranks high in Quebec, England and Wales, and New Zealand, and is well used in France. The French records place an earlier peak in 1999, but the name is having a new moment: it is rising in 16 places with no falls recorded. It is increasingly chosen as a full name in its own right.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- MAR-goh, 2 syllables
- Meaning
pearl
- Origin
- French
- Other spellings
- Margaret
- Margherita
- Margrét
- Marguerite
- Malgorzata
- Maggie
- Margo
- Margarèta
- Margerita
- Marieta
- Marijeta
- Margrjet
- Margalida
- Marc'harid
- Marjetka
- Marjetica
- Margita
- Marjeta
Over time
Over five years: rising in 16 of 18 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 186 | 156 | 99 | 94 | 80 | 57 | 59 | 44 | 28 | 30 |
| Scotland | 502 | 347 | 286 | 322 | 220 | 177 | 163 | 106 | 124 | 79 |
| Northern Ireland | 432 | 313 | 178 | 149 | 158 | 111 | 102 | 55 | 52 | |
| Ireland | 390 | 396 | 280 | 313 | 315 | 228 | 195 | 137 | 171 | 156 |
| Ontario | 360 | 375 | 229 | 193 | 250 | 192 | 173 | 121 | 113 | |
| British Columbia | 513 | 596 | 210 | 210 | 154 | 131 | 134 | 87 | ||
| New South Wales | 82 | 95 | 84 | |||||||
| Victoria | 91 | 64 | 72 | 66 | ||||||
| Queensland | 92 | 96 | 71 | 73 | ||||||
| South Australia | 273 | 196 | 87 | 81 | 41 | 58 | 48 | |||
| New Zealand | 76 | 71 | 41 | 73 | 34 | 40 | ||||
| Quebec | 138 | 92 | 97 | 89 | 71 | 56 | 53 | 35 | 31 | 22 |
| France | 43 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 46 |
| The Netherlands | 1016 | 927 | 1047 | 1016 | ||||||
| Switzerland | 271 | 260 | 390 | 281 | 262 | 256 | 220 | 244 | 159 | 186 |
| Rostock | 166 | |||||||||
| Norway | 441 | 431 | 412 | 424 | ||||||
| Sweden | 582 | 539 | 586 | 419 | 713 | 460 | ||||
| Catalonia | 450 | 304 | 534 | 323 | 541 | 429 | 400 | 308 | 463 | |
| Italy | 259 | 268 | 248 | 270 | 272 | 215 | 219 | 236 | 209 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 1,230 | 485.6 |
| 2024 | 28 | 1,243 | 481.8 |
| 2023 | 44 | 1,025 | 399.5 |
| 2022 | 59 | 810 | 307.4 |
| 2021 | 57 | 892 | 325.5 |
| 2020 | 80 | 652 | 242.9 |
| 2019 | 94 | 575 | 205.3 |
| 2018 | 99 | 534 | 185.2 |
| 2017 | 156 | 353 | 118.0 |
| 2016 | 186 | 293 | 95.4 |
| 2015 | 273 | 178 | 57.8 |
| 2014 | 415 | 104 | 33.9 |
| 2013 | 725 | 55 | 17.8 |
| 2012 | 624 | 67 | 20.8 |
| 2011 | 776 | 48 | 14.9 |
| 2010 | 840 | 42 | 13.1 |
| 2009 | 879 | 38 | 12.1 |
| 2008 | 1176 | 25 | 7.9 |
| 2007 | 1160 | 24 | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 1119 | 24 | 8.0 |
| 2005 | 931 | 29 | 10.1 |
| 2004 | 1952 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | 1224 | 18 | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 1442 | 13 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 1170 | 17 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 2416 | 6 | 2.2 |
| 1999 | 1393 | 13 | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 1259 | 15 | 5.2 |
| 1997 | 2738 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 1914 | 8 | 2.7 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Margot in France since 1925 were born in or after 2005. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1999, at 552.0 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Margot per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1999 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Margot
1 in 373 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Margot.
1 in 1,056 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Margot.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Louisa.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Margot.
1 in 728 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Margot.
1 in 298 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Margot.
1 in 2,638 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Margot.
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Margot.
1 in 216 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Margot.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Margot.
1 in 483 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Margot.
Middle names for Margot
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Margot Grace
2-1 beats · initials MG
Changes the beat after Margot: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Margot Olivia
2-4 beats · initials MO · Margot slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Margot: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Margot slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Margot Sophia
2-3 beats · initials MS
Changes the beat after Margot: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Margot Rose
2-1 beats · initials MR
Changes the beat after Margot: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Margot Maria
2-3 beats · initials MM
Changes the beat after Margot: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Margot Emily
2-3 beats · initials ME · Margot slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Margot: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Margot slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Margot Julia
2-3 beats · initials MJ
Changes the beat after Margot: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Margot Charlotte
2-2 beats · initials MC
A close match on style, era and popularity. Same length as Margot: 2 syllables.
Same style as Margot
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 649 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Margot across countries and decades.
1 in 197 in Ireland
90% alike: moves with Margot across countries and decades.
1 in 166 in Northern Ireland
89% alike: moves with Margot across countries and decades.
1 in 216 in England and Wales
89% alike: moves with Margot across countries and decades.
1 in 334 in England and Wales
89% alike: moves with Margot across countries and decades.
1 in 486 in Northern Ireland
89% alike: moves with Margot across countries and decades.
1 in 373 in Scotland
89% alike: moves with Margot across countries and decades.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
89% alike: moves with Margot across countries and decades.
Famous people named Margot
Margot Robbie, Margot Fonteyn, Margot Wallström, Margot Frank, Margot Honecker, Margot Hielscher, Margot Boer and Margot Käßmann.
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Australian actress (born 1990)
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British ballerina 1919 to 1991
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Swedish politician born 1954
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Older sister of Anne Frank (1926–1945)
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East German politician (1927-2016)
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German singer and film actress (1919–2017)
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Dutch speed skater born 1985
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German theologist and writer born 1958
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Margot
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Margot?
Her best rank is No. 22 in Quebec in 2025, about 1 in 134 girls. She is in the published lists of 22 of our 40 regions.
What does Margot mean?
Wiktionary glosses Margot as "pearl".
How do you pronounce Margot?
MAR-goh, with 2 syllables.
Is Margot getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 16 of 18 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Margot?
The deck's top five sisters for Margot: Eloise, Louise, Juliette, Stella and Elodie. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.