Margot
Margot is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #30 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
About the Name Margot
Margot is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #28. The name has climbed 52 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 7 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Margot is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Margot on the register.
In the US it sits at #126 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Margot
- Margot Hellwig — Margot Hellwig is a German volksmusik singer.
- Margot Grahame — Margot Grahame was an English actress most noted for starring in The Informer and The Three Musketeers.
- Margot Friedländer — Anni Margot Friedländer was a German Holocaust survivor and public speaker.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Margot
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Margot
Almost certainly the only Margot in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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