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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #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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2021#639464—
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—
1949#307631—
1948#352488—
1947#321595—
1946#339482—
1945#316455—
1944#328434—
1943#337441—
1942#311487#3,2126
1941#297474#3,1336
1940#380304—
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1936#615115—
1935#76977—
1934#1,06243—
1933#1,00847—
1932#1,05645—
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1930#93761—
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1926#1,51429—
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1921#1,43732—
1920#1,47030—
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1914#1,81814—
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1911#1,7928—
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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 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedAKMaine: #268 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,975 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedNHWashington: #323 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,195 girlsWAIdaho: #206 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 907 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #230 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsNDMinnesota: #327 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsMNIllinois: #339 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,929 girlsILWisconsin: #330 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,418 girlsWIMichigan: #307 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,503 girlsMINew York: #429 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 4,107 girlsNYMassachusetts: #321 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,818 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedRIOregon: #350 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,544 girlsORNevada: 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: #419 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,772 girlsIAIndiana: #324 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,781 girlsINOhio: #404 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,236 girlsOHPennsylvania: #505 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,727 girlsPANew Jersey: #437 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,199 girlsNJConnecticut: #344 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,491 girlsCTCalifornia: #361 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 2,520 girlsCAUtah: #333 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,062 girlsUTColorado: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,781 girlsCONebraska: #315 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,445 girlsNEMissouri: #386 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,749 girlsMOKentucky: #528 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,597 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #554 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,765 girlsVAMaryland: #506 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,099 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: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #287 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,879 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #686 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,929 girlsLAMississippi: #543 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,192 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedALGeorgia: #689 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,950 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Margo, so not publishedHITexas: #722 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 8,127 girlsTXFlorida: #569 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,101 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#206 · 1 in 907
  2. North Dakota#230 · 1 in 1,157
  3. Maine#268 · 1 in 1,975
  4. District of Columbia#287 · 1 in 1,879
  5. Michigan#307 · 1 in 2,503

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#20671 in 907
North Dakota#23061 in 1,157
Maine#26851 in 1,975
District of Columbia#28771 in 1,879
Michigan#307361 in 2,503
Nebraska#31561 in 2,445
Massachusetts#321141 in 3,818
Washington#323131 in 2,195
Indiana#324181 in 2,781
Minnesota#327131 in 3,053
Wisconsin#330131 in 3,418
Utah#33351 in 2,062
Illinois#339371 in 2,929
Connecticut#34471 in 3,491
Oregon#35061 in 2,544
California#361661 in 2,520
Missouri#386121 in 3,749
Ohio#404251 in 4,236
Iowa#41961 in 4,772
New York#429411 in 4,107
New Jersey#437111 in 5,199
Colorado#45651 in 3,781
Pennsylvania#505171 in 6,727
Maryland#50651 in 6,099
Kentucky#52851 in 6,597
Mississippi#54351 in 5,192
Virginia#55461 in 6,765
Florida#56981 in 6,101
Louisiana#68651 in 7,929
Georgia#68951 in 8,950
Texas#722141 in 8,127
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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 1959

girls
#440
476 births · 1 in 4,251 girls

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #440Margo476
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 4,251 of them was named Margo, which outranked 93.9% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Margo
  1. #437Christie485
  2. #437Lola485
  3. #439Leona482
  4. #440Margo476
  5. #440Corinne476
  6. #442Colette473
  7. #443Cindi470
  8. #444Hilda466

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

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

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

See the top 100 for 1959 →