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Margo

Gender

Female

Origin

French
Child of light
Variant of Margaret. Pearl.
Hungarian

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Precious Gem

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Margo

Pronunciation

m(a)-rgo, mar-go

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #6935, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1954 (rank #315, 714 births); most recent 2025 (rank #559, 540 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–540
2024–555
2023–556
2022–481
2021–464
2020–356
2019–321
2018–270
2017–236
2016–254

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #357, 120 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025120
2024110
2023110
202298
2021103
202074
201963
201875
201764
201636

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #516, 110 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1452, 22 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202322
202222
202140
202040
201940
201850
201750
201660
201563
201464

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #369, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
2024–
20233
20224
2021–
20205
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #315, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20257
202411
20237
20225
20214
20206
20197
20183
20176
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #209, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #290, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20247
20238
2022–
20214
2020–
20193
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1952 (rank #124, 21 births); most recent 2022 (rank #424, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20228
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence