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Margot

Margot means "French diminutive of Margaret" and comes from French, giving it real etymological depth as a girl's name. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.

FrenchFrench diminutive of Margaret
EtymologyMeaning "pearl"
Births by decade
1900s
69
1910s
285
1920s
471
1930s
1,110
1940s
1,206
1950s
1,128
1960s
1,207
1970s
619
1980s
980
1990s
961
2000s
1,172
2010s
3,323
Peaked in the 2010s · 12,531 total U.S. births since 1900