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Margo

Margo is currently the #559 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 540 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #765, now it sits at #559. Looking at the full record since 1905, Margo hit its all-time high of #295 in 1951, when 713 girls were given the name. State by state, Rhode Island leads the way at #180.

Rankings

2025 rank
#559
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#295
in 1951 (1950s)
Babies in 2025
540
girls named Margo

Margo popularity, 1880–2025

0.011%0.021%0.032%0.043%18801900192019401960198020002020#295 in 1951
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1951

Where Margo is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025NHWashington: #679 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#679Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025NDMinnesota: #285 (19 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)MN#285Wisconsin: #326 (16 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)WI#326Michigan: #275 (32 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)MI#275New York: #980 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#980Massachusetts: #481 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MA#481Rhode Island: #180 (5 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)RI#180Oregon: #353 (10 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)OR#353Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025SDIowa: #301 (11 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)IA#301Illinois: #575 (17 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#575Indiana: #345 (20 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)IN#345Ohio: #401 (28 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)OH#401Pennsylvania: #443 (24 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)PA#443New Jersey: #667 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#667Connecticut: #393 (7 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CT#393California: #716 (43 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#716Utah: #275 (16 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)UT#275Colorado: #370 (16 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)CO#370Nebraska: #223 (10 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)NE#223Missouri: #277 (22 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)MO#277Kentucky: #443 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#443West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025WVVirginia: #573 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#573Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025DEArizona: #818 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#818New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025KSArkansas: #376 (8 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)AR#376Tennessee: #532 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TN#532North Carolina: #581 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NC#581South Carolina: #614 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)SC#614District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025DCOklahoma: #546 (7 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OK#546Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025MSAlabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: #796 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#796Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Margo in 2025HITexas: #949 (30 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#949Florida: #714 (23 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#714
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Rhode Island (#180), Nebraska (#223), Utah (#275)

Uniqueness score

42/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Margo in the most recent year of SSA data.

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