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
- Peak · girls
- 1951 · 713 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 27,208since 1905
Margo over time
Rank among girls' names. Margo has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #559 | 540 | — | |
| 2024 | #544 | 556 | — | |
| 2023 | #543 | 556 | — | |
| 2022 | #617 | 481 | — | |
| 2021 | #639 | 464 | — | |
| 2020 | #765 | 356 | — | |
| 2019 | #840 | 321 | — | |
| 2018 | #975 | 271 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,075 | 236 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,039 | 254 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,275 | 191 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,464 | 153 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,754 | 117 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,047 | 94 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,000 | 98 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,313 | 82 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,316 | 84 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,078 | 98 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,328 | 82 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,353 | 80 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,254 | 80 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,117 | 85 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,019 | 89 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,897 | 93 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,941 | 89 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,659 | 106 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,719 | 94 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,543 | 108 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,504 | 108 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,498 | 108 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,410 | 116 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,331 | 127 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,211 | 143 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,274 | 134 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,314 | 126 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,130 | 153 | — | |
| 1989 | #995 | 173 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #952 | 176 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,044 | 148 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,088 | 137 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,023 | 147 | — | |
| 1984 | #979 | 147 | — | |
| 1983 | #802 | 194 | — | |
| 1982 | #750 | 222 | — | |
| 1981 | #714 | 233 | — | |
| 1980 | #917 | 164 | — | |
| 1979 | #833 | 187 | — | |
| 1978 | #842 | 176 | — | |
| 1977 | #819 | 183 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #798 | 175 | — | |
| 1975 | #783 | 180 | — | |
| 1974 | #686 | 215 | — | |
| 1973 | #580 | 274 | — | |
| 1972 | #563 | 294 | — | |
| 1971 | #581 | 301 | — | |
| 1970 | #606 | 286 | — | |
| 1969 | #529 | 346 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #525 | 335 | — | |
| 1967 | #492 | 375 | — | |
| 1966 | #486 | 371 | — | |
| 1965 | #521 | 336 | — | |
| 1964 | #478 | 410 | — | |
| 1963 | #464 | 436 | — | |
| 1962 | #445 | 464 | — | |
| 1961 | #455 | 461 | — | |
| 1960 | #479 | 422 | — | |
| 1959 | #440 | 476 | — | |
| 1958 | #438 | 469 | — | |
| 1957 | #405 | 519 | — | |
| 1956 | #399 | 512 | — | |
| 1955 | #374 | 555 | — | |
| 1954 | #315 | 715 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #330 | 635 | — | |
| 1952 | #311 | 677 | — | |
| 1951 | #295 | 713 | — | |
| 1950 | #313 | 615 | — | |
| 1949 | #307 | 631 | — | |
| 1948 | #352 | 488 | — | |
| 1947 | #321 | 595 | — | |
| 1946 | #339 | 482 | — | |
| 1945 | #316 | 455 | — | |
| 1944 | #328 | 434 | — | |
| 1943 | #337 | 441 | — | |
| 1942 | #311 | 487 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #297 | 474 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #380 | 304 | — | |
| 1939 | #371 | 314 | — | |
| 1938 | #366 | 316 | — | |
| 1937 | #521 | 160 | — | |
| 1936 | #615 | 115 | — | |
| 1935 | #769 | 77 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,062 | 43 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,008 | 47 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,056 | 45 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,314 | 31 | — | |
| 1930 | #937 | 61 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,223 | 37 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,425 | 30 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,523 | 29 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,514 | 29 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,566 | 29 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,428 | 32 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,508 | 30 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,437 | 32 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,470 | 30 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,805 | 21 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,708 | 21 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,308 | 19 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | — | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
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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 1969
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Iowa#319 · 1 in 2,263
- Virginia#341 · 1 in 2,781
- Missouri#350 · 1 in 2,638
- Kansas#354 · 1 in 2,388
- Wisconsin#377 · 1 in 3,615
Best ever in a state: #70 in Wyoming, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #319 | 9 | 1 in 2,263 |
| Virginia | #341 | 12 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Missouri | #350 | 13 | 1 in 2,638 |
| Kansas | #354 | 6 | 1 in 2,388 |
| Wisconsin | #377 | 9 | 1 in 3,615 |
| Minnesota | #392 | 8 | 1 in 3,595 |
| Maryland | #399 | 8 | 1 in 3,133 |
| Colorado | #407 | 6 | 1 in 2,720 |
| Massachusetts | #416 | 10 | 1 in 4,226 |
| Michigan | #462 | 17 | 1 in 4,219 |
| Ohio | #462 | 18 | 1 in 4,682 |
| Illinois | #477 | 21 | 1 in 4,037 |
| California | #492 | 46 | 1 in 3,475 |
| New Jersey | #494 | 12 | 1 in 4,133 |
| Washington | #497 | 6 | 1 in 4,052 |
| Louisiana | #509 | 8 | 1 in 3,849 |
| Indiana | #539 | 7 | 1 in 5,845 |
| Florida | #540 | 10 | 1 in 4,437 |
| Texas | #584 | 22 | 1 in 4,570 |
| New York | #585 | 25 | 1 in 5,559 |
| Pennsylvania | #651 | 10 | 1 in 8,371 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1905
- Peaked 1951 at #295 (713 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1935–1984
- 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%)
- 21.6% of all girls named Margo (5,886) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 26 | #1,439 (1908) | #1,764 |
| 1910s | 151 | #1,267 (1910) | #1,841 |
| 1920s | 304 | #1,223 (1929) | #1,474 |
| 1930s | 1,209 | #366 (1938) | #802 |
| 1940s | 4,791 | #297 (1941) | #329 |
| 1950s | 5,886 | #295 (1951) | #362 |
| 1960s | 3,956 | #445 (1962) | #487 |
| 1970s | 2,271 | #563 (1972) | #709 |
| 1980s | 1,741 | #714 (1981) | #926 |
| 1990s | 1,217 | #1,130 (1990) | #1,393 |
| 2000s | 886 | #1,659 (2000) | #2,096 |
| 2010s | 1,817 | #840 (2019) | #1,478 |
| 2020s | 2,953 | #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 1969
Top girls' names in 1969
Top boys' names in 1969
More about 1969
girls
1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 4,876 of them was named Margo, which outranked 93.9% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 357,635 of them was named Margo, which outranked 12.7% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 639 names at #4,404; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
- ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
- ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
- ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
- ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.