Given name & surname
Margot
“pearl”
Margot is a feminine given name from French. It is used in English, French, German, Swedish, and 5 other languages.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Margot goes back to Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, meaning “pearl.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Margot is an affectionate form of Margaret. Margaret has been associated with Greek and Hebrew naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Margot is a diminutive of Marguerite.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Margot through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25,568
- 0 boys · 25,568 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 2,575 babies
- 2025
- 2,575
- #102 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +103%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,575 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 102 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 103.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (247). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,538 as a first name in 2020; 127 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Margot’s family of names
Margot is an affectionate form of Margaret. In French usage, Margot has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Margarita. In French usage, Margot is a diminutive of Marguerite.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Margot has relatives in 11 languages.
11 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 28
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- MaggieEnglish
- MargaritaSpanish
- GretelEnglish
- Margretequivalent
- Margareteequivalent
- Margaretaequivalent
- Margitaequivalent
- Margretheequivalent
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- Margitequivalent
- Margreteequivalent
- Marietaequivalent
- MargheritaItalian
- Margaridaequivalent
- Margarethaequivalent
- Margedequivalent
- Marjetkaequivalent
- Marijetaequivalent
- Marjetaequivalent
- Marc'haridequivalent
- Markétaequivalent
- Margrjetequivalent
- Margalidaequivalent
- Marjeticaequivalent
- Margeritaequivalent
- Margrétequivalent
- Margrethequivalent
- MałgorzataPolish
- 玛歌Chinese
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Margot
- Margot RobbieAustralian actress (born 1990)
- Margot FonteynBritish ballerina1919–1991
- Margot KidderCanadian and American actress and activist (1948–2018)
- Margot WallströmSwedish politicianborn 1954
- Margot Frankolder sister of Anne Frank (1926–1945)
- Margot HoneckerEast German politician (1927-2016)
- Margot HielscherGerman singer and film actress (1919–2017)
- Margot BoerDutch speed skaterborn 1985
- Margot KäßmannGerman theologist and writerborn 1958
Characters named Margot: Margot Fenring (the Dune series).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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