Margo

#559 for girls in 2025, 540 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1951 · 713 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
27,208
since 1905

Margo over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Margo has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #295, 1951girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2019#840321—
2018#975271—
2017#1,075236—
2016#1,039254—
2015#1,275191—
2014#1,464153—
2013#1,754117—
2012#2,04794—
2011#2,00098—
2010#2,31382—
2009#2,31684—
2008#2,07898—
2007#2,32882—
2006#2,35380—
2005#2,25480—
2004#2,11785—
2003#2,01989—
2002#1,89793—
2001#1,94189—
2000#1,659106—
1999#1,71994—
1998#1,543108—
1997#1,504108—
1996#1,498108—
1995#1,410116—
1994#1,331127—
1993#1,211143—
1992#1,274134—
1991#1,314126—
1990#1,130153—
1989#995173#6,9416
1988#952176—
1987#1,044148—
1986#1,088137—
1985#1,023147—
1984#979147—
1983#802194—
1982#750222—
1981#714233—
1980#917164—
1979#833187—
1978#842176—
1977#819183#5,1236
1976#798175—
1975#783180—
1974#686215—
1973#580274—
1972#563294—
1971#581301—
1970#606286—
1969#529346#4,4045
1968#525335—
1967#492375—
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1964#478410—
1963#464436—
1962#445464—
1961#455461—
1960#479422—
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1956#399512—
1955#374555—
1954#315715#3,8275
1953#330635—
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1942#311487#3,2126
1941#297474#3,1336
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First appearance
1905

The first year at least five girls were named Margo! It came in at #1,931, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1907, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Margo is popular in 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedAKMaine: #252 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,936 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedNHWashington: #393 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,580 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #192 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 962 girlsNDMinnesota: #285 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,851 girlsMNIllinois: #270 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,186 girlsILWisconsin: #254 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,209 girlsWIMichigan: #277 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,350 girlsMINew York: #396 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 3,831 girlsNYMassachusetts: #282 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,457 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #220 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsSDIowa: #370 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,041 girlsIAIndiana: #350 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,606 girlsINOhio: #379 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,130 girlsOHPennsylvania: #424 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 5,513 girlsPANew Jersey: #486 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,889 girlsNJConnecticut: #313 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,364 girlsCTCalifornia: #369 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 3,067 girlsCAUtah: #170 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 753 girlsUTColorado: #387 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,125 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedNEMissouri: #558 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,464 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedVAMaryland: #323 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,947 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedDEArizona: #350 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,153 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedNMKansas: #358 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,149 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #406 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,983 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #308 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,253 girlsDCOklahoma: #465 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,459 girlsOKLouisiana: #477 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,375 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedGAHawaii: #290 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsHITexas: #684 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,655 girlsTXFlorida: #324 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,389 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#170 · 1 in 753
  2. North Dakota#192 · 1 in 962
  3. South Dakota#220 · 1 in 1,244
  4. Maine#252 · 1 in 1,936
  5. Wisconsin#254 · 1 in 2,209

Best ever in a state: #70 in Wyoming, 1943.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#170141 in 753
North Dakota#19271 in 962
South Dakota#22061 in 1,244
Maine#25251 in 1,936
Wisconsin#254191 in 2,209
Illinois#270481 in 2,186
Michigan#277401 in 2,350
Massachusetts#282151 in 3,457
Minnesota#285131 in 2,851
Hawaii#29051 in 1,257
District of Columbia#30861 in 2,253
Connecticut#31371 in 3,364
Maryland#323101 in 2,947
Florida#324181 in 2,389
Arizona#35061 in 2,153
Indiana#350141 in 3,606
Kansas#35871 in 3,149
California#369511 in 3,067
Iowa#37071 in 4,041
Ohio#379261 in 4,130
Colorado#38761 in 3,125
Washington#39381 in 3,580
New York#396431 in 3,831
North Carolina#406131 in 3,983
Pennsylvania#424211 in 5,513
Oklahoma#46551 in 4,459
Louisiana#47791 in 4,375
New Jersey#48681 in 6,889
Missouri#55861 in 7,464
Texas#684151 in 7,655
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Margo
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 15 spots since 2024 (#544 → #559)
  • 206 spots since 2020 (#765 → #559)
  • 716 spots since 2015 (#1,275 → #559)
  • Biggest jump: 293 spots in 1935 (#1,062 → #769)
  • Biggest drop: 377 spots in 1931 (#937 → #1,314)
Rise & fade · girls
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1905
  • Peaked 1951 at #295 (713 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 61 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1935–1984
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,526
  • Highest: 1 in 2,526 girls born in 1951 were named Margo (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,976 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 21.6% of all girls named Margo (5,886) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s26#1,439 (1908)#1,764
1910s151#1,267 (1910)#1,841
1920s304#1,223 (1929)#1,474
1930s1,209#366 (1938)#802
1940s4,791#297 (1941)#329
1950s5,886#295 (1951)#362
1960s3,956#445 (1962)#487
1970s2,271#563 (1972)#709
1980s1,741#714 (1981)#926
1990s1,217#1,130 (1990)#1,393
2000s886#1,659 (2000)#2,096
2010s1,817#840 (2019)#1,478
2020s2,953#543 (2023)#611

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Margo in 1956

girls
#399
512 births · 1 in 3,921 girls

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #399Margo512
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 3,921 of them was named Margo, which outranked 94.2% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Margo
  1. #396Bessie518
  2. #396Tracey518
  3. #398Lenora515
  4. #399Margo512
  5. #399Corinne512
  6. #401Ava509
  7. #402Agnes508
  8. #402Jeanine508

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1956 →