Spellings
Margot or Margo?
In the US in 2025, 83% of babies in this name family were spelled Margot and 17% Margo. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Margot already led in 2015, with 73% of the family's births; it has 83% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 696 to 3,115 births (×5).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margot | 505 | 2,575 | ×5 |
| Margo | 191 | 540 | ×3 |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈmɑrɡoʊ/ (MAR-goh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Margot 905 births (#46 among girls) and Margo 5 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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