girl's name
Margot
MAR-goh
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 100 (E&W)
- Births on record 88,108
the United States
#102
2025 births
Margot is a girl's name of French origin meaning "pearl," a French pet form of Marguerite and so of Margaret. The final t is silent in French, and the name also names the daisy — marguerite is the French word for the flower.
- Margot is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1999, when 1,995 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 428 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1906.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Margot over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. Margot is more popular in England and Wales — see the country table below. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 30 |
| 1910s | 80 |
| 1920s | 275 |
| 1930s | 270 |
| 1940s | 130 |
| 1950s | 125 |
| 1960s | 55 |
| 1970s | 85 |
| 1980s | 1,840 |
| 1990s | 13,435 |
| 2000s | 15,730 |
| 2010s | 12,815 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6,260 |
What Margot means
Margot means pearl, inherited from Margaret and the Greek margarites. Because marguerite is also the French for daisy, the name carries a secondary floral association that Margaret does not have in English.
Where Margot comes from
Margot is a French diminutive of Marguerite, the French form of Margaret, from the Greek margarites, meaning pearl — a word borrowed into Greek from Persian or an older Semitic source. In French, marguerite names both the name and the ox-eye daisy, which is why Daisy served as an English nickname for Margaret. Margot has been used in France since the medieval period; Marguerite de Valois, the sixteenth-century queen consort of Navarre, was known as la Reine Margot. The t is silent in French pronunciation and usually silent in English, though MAR-got is also heard.
Margot in use
Marguerite means both pearl and daisy in French, which is how Daisy became an English nickname for Margaret.
How popular is Margot?
In 2025, Margot was given to 1,230 babies in England and Wales, ranking #30 that year. It is one of the most popular names in England and Wales.
Where Margot is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Margot
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Margot also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Margot over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Margot
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Margot in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Margot
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Margot — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Margot
What does the name Margot mean?
Margot means "pearl," from the Greek margarites by way of the French Marguerite.
How do you pronounce Margot?
MAR-goh — the t is silent, following French.
Is Margot related to Daisy?
Indirectly. Marguerite is the French word for both pearl and daisy, which is how Daisy became a nickname for Margaret.
How popular is the name Margot?
In 2025, Margot was given to 1,230 babies in England and Wales, ranking #30 that year. It is one of the most popular names in England and Wales.
Is Margot a girl's or a boy's name?
Margot is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Margot?
Margot has 2 syllables.
When was Margot most popular?
Margot peaked in 1999, when 1,995 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Margot?
Margot is usually shortened to Mar.
Is Margot a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Margot currently ranks #30 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.