Spelling comparison
Margot vs Margo
2025 US records for these exact spellings: Margot 2,575 and Margo 540. Margot’s share of that pair is 82.7%. The multiple is about 4.8 times the published count of Margo.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
A reviewed spelling override keeps this pair together. Margot profile · Margo profile
Margot and Margo name the same child-name in two spellings. The tables below never merge those rows into a single total. Margot is the longer of the two spellings, and Margo is the shorter. Margot writes “t” after “Margo”, and Margo leaves that spot out.
In years when both spellings were published, the lead changed 4 times. The latest crossover is 2001, when Margot moved ahead of Margo on the combined published count (92 to 89).
Margot is first published in these national files in 1894, and Margo in 1905. Margot’s larger 2025 category is female. Margo’s larger 2025 category is female. Margot led 6 decades and Margo led 7 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 2,035 records in 2025, and the closest year was 2016 (a gap of 491). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (3,115), Margot is 82.7% and Margo is 17.3%.
2016–2025, count and rank
Margot was the higher published spelling in 2016, with 745 female records (rank #433) against 254 female records (rank #1,044) for Margo. The 2017 national file shows Margot led 2017 by 624 published records (860 to 236). Read as exact spellings: Margot had 860 female records (rank #363); Margo had 236 female records (rank #1,077). 2018: Margot led 2018 by 611 published records (882 to 271). Margot and Margo stay separate rows; 882 and 271 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2019, Margot had 1,065 female records (rank #305); Margo had 321 female records (rank #841). Margot led 2019 by 744 published records (1,065 to 321). 2020 belongs to Margot. Margot had 1,269 female records (rank #234); Margo had 356 female records (rank #765). The gap that year was 913 records. For 2021, compare the categories separately: Margot had 1,530 female records (rank #194); Margo had 464 female records (rank #640). Margot led 2021 by 1,066 published records (1,530 to 464), and the smaller spelling is Margo. Margot was the higher published spelling in 2022, with 1,527 female records (rank #193) against 481 female records (rank #617) for Margo. The 2023 national file shows Margot led 2023 by 1,377 published records (1,933 to 556). Read as exact spellings: Margot had 1,933 female records (rank #148); Margo had 556 female records (rank #543). 2024: Margot led 2024 by 1,671 published records (2,227 to 556). Margot and Margo stay separate rows; 2,227 and 556 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2025, Margot had 2,575 female records (rank #102); Margo had 540 female records (rank #559). Margot led 2025 by 2,035 published records (2,575 to 540).
| Year | Margot female count | Margot female rank | Margot male count | Margot male rank | Margo female count | Margo female rank | Margo male count | Margo male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 745 | 433 | — | — | 254 | 1,044 | — | — |
| 2017 | 860 | 363 | — | — | 236 | 1,077 | — | — |
| 2018 | 882 | 358 | — | — | 271 | 976 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,065 | 305 | — | — | 321 | 841 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,269 | 234 | — | — | 356 | 765 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1,530 | 194 | — | — | 464 | 640 | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,527 | 193 | — | — | 481 | 617 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1,933 | 148 | — | — | 556 | 543 | — | — |
| 2024 | 2,227 | 127 | — | — | 556 | 546 | — | — |
| 2025 | 2,575 | 102 | — | — | 540 | 559 | — | — |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Margot is the warm line and Margo is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1890s total is one-sided: 16 published records for Margot, and no published 1890s count for Margo. Margot was the 1900s leader, 69 published records against 26 for Margo. The 1910s files give 285 published records to Margot and 151 to Margo, so Margot led the decade. Margot was the 1920s leader, 471 published records against 304 for Margo. The 1930s files give 1,110 published records to Margot and 1,209 to Margo, so Margo led the decade. Margo was the 1940s leader, 4,803 published records against 1,206 for Margot. The 1950s files give 1,130 published records to Margot and 5,891 to Margo, so Margo led the decade. Margo was the 1960s leader, 3,961 published records against 1,208 for Margot. The 1970s files give 617 published records to Margot and 2,277 to Margo, so Margo led the decade. Margo was the 1980s leader, 1,747 published records against 980 for Margot. The 1990s files give 964 published records to Margot and 1,217 to Margo, so Margo led the decade. Margot was the 2000s leader, 1,172 published records against 886 for Margo. The 2010s files give 5,279 published records to Margot and 1,817 to Margo, so Margot led the decade. Margot was the 2020s leader, 11,061 published records against 2,953 for Margo.
Top states in 2025
Margot’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (247), California (222), New York (131), Florida (112), Illinois (109). Margo’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are California (43), Michigan (32), Texas (30), Ohio (28), Pennsylvania (24). Texas, California are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.