French pet form of Marguerite, from Greek margarites, "pearl" — pearl. The French spelling drops the final t in speech.
Margot ranks 102nd among American girls in 2025, with 2,575 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 2,575 babies were given the name, ranking 102nd. The typical living American called Margot is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.31% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.