Margot

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 28 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Margot is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name249K records spelled Margot16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, Netherlands, Australia

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Margôt, Mârgot, Märgöt, Margòt, Maergoet

• a separate given name6.7K records spelled Margot3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands

  Also written Margoṭ, Margôt

• Finnish given name3.0K records spelled Margot4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, United States, Estonia, Hungary

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian

  Also written Margöt

• Lao given name774 records spelled Margot10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, United States, Chile, Thailand

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written มาร์กอต, มาร์โกต์, Märgōt, มาร์ก็อต, มารีกือตี

• Russian given name492 records spelled Margot37 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, United States, Ukraine, Poland

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish

  Also written Марго, Margo, Маргот, Margaux, Margò

60 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Margot is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• French pet form of ) Marguerite, now used as an independent given name. In England it is still usually pronounced in the French way, but in Eastern Europe the final consonant is sounded, and this has had some influence in America.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, Une margot peut désigner la pie, une poupée, une femme bavarde et une femme de mauvaise vie.

  as a name·2500 noms propres devenus communs : dictionnaire étymologique (éponymes, antonomases et hypallages)

• In French, Diminutif de Marguerite, d’origine latine; « perle ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In Swedish, Margot är ursprungligen en fransk diminutivform av → Margareta. En känd svensk namnbärare är politikern Margot Wallström (f. 1954). I den rikssvenska almanackan 15 juni.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In Spanish, French hypocoristic of Margarita.

  as a name·Diccionario etimológico de nombres propios

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 127 years between 1894–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Margot Asquithb. 1864GBBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
• Erika Dannhoffb. 1909DEnot in their usual nameGerman actress (1909-1996)
• Margot Fonteynb. 1919GBBritish ballerina
• Margot Hielscherb. 1919DEGerman singer and film actress (1919–2017)
• Margot Frankb. 1926DEolder sister of Anne Frank (1926–1945)
• Margot Honeckerb. 1927CLEast German politician (1927-2016)
• Margot Wallströmb. 1954SESwedish politician
• Margot Lee Shetterlyb. 1969USAmerican nonfiction writer
• Margot Binghamb. 1987USAmerican singer, actor and composer
• Margot Robbieb. 1990AUAustralian actress (born 1990)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,172 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Margot?

We estimate roughly 73 thousand people bear Margot (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Margot have the most bearers?

We estimate about 50 thousand people bear Margot in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled margot.

Where is Margot most common?

Margot is densest in France, where the national register counts about 1 in 1.4 thousand people carrying it.

How common is Margot compared with other names?

In France, Margot is the 342nd most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Margot a male or female name?

Margot is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Margot mean?

Recorded meaning: French diminutive of Marguerite, from Greek margarites 'pearl'.