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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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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2024#544556—
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2022#617481—
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2020#765356—
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—
1966#486371—
1965#521336—
1964#478410—
1963#464436—
1962#445464—
1961#455461—
1960#479422—
1959#440476—
1958#438469—
1957#405519—
1956#399512—
1955#374555—
1954#315715#3,8275
1953#330635—
1952#311677—
1951#295713—
1950#313615—
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1948#352488—
1947#321595—
1946#339482—
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1943#337441—
1942#311487#3,2126
1941#297474#3,1336
1940#380304—
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1936#615115—
1935#76977—
1934#1,06243—
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1932#1,05645—
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1925#1,64726—
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1921#1,43732—
1920#1,47030—
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1916#2,02816—
1915#2,9009—
1914#1,81814—
1913#1,30819—
1912#1,9819—
1911#1,7928—
1910#1,26713—
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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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #526 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,593 girlsMNIllinois: #757 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,278 girlsILWisconsin: #486 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,082 girlsWIMichigan: #721 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,891 girlsMINew York: #951 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,351 girlsNYMassachusetts: #551 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,474 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: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedINOhio: #627 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,886 girlsOHPennsylvania: #710 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,494 girlsPANew Jersey: #698 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,374 girlsNJConnecticut: #392 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,161 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,508 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 18,771 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedNEMissouri: #507 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,560 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #505 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,397 girlsVAMaryland: #529 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,506 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #436 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,337 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #483 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,552 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #751 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,154 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedALGeorgia: #600 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,014 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedHITexas: #969 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 9,869 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#392 · 1 in 3,161
  2. North Carolina#436 · 1 in 3,337
  3. South Carolina#483 · 1 in 3,552
  4. Wisconsin#486 · 1 in 5,082
  5. Virginia#505 · 1 in 4,397

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#39251 in 3,161
North Carolina#436101 in 3,337
South Carolina#48351 in 3,552
Wisconsin#48661 in 5,082
Virginia#50571 in 4,397
Missouri#50771 in 4,560
Minnesota#52651 in 5,593
Maryland#52951 in 4,506
Massachusetts#55161 in 5,474
Georgia#60071 in 5,014
Ohio#627101 in 6,886
New Jersey#69861 in 6,374
Pennsylvania#71081 in 8,494
Michigan#72171 in 7,891
Louisiana#75151 in 6,154
Illinois#757101 in 7,278
New York#951111 in 9,351
Texas#969131 in 9,869
California#1,508101 in 18,771
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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 1983

girls
#802
194 births · 1 in 8,611 girls

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #802Margo194
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 8,611 of them was named Margo, which outranked 93.4% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Margo
  1. #797Rosalinda195
  2. #797Rosemarie195
  3. #797Stephaine195
  4. #802Margo194
  5. #802Shasta194
  6. #804Corrie193
  7. #804Elaina193
  8. #804Kassie193

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

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →