Margo is an established girls' name that peaked in 1954 and remains in steady use.
Margo is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #559 for girl births in the United States (and #1,112 across all names), given to 540 babies. Margo was first reported in SSA data in 1905 and peaked in 1954 (715 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 540 | 540 | #559 | — |
| 2024 | 556 | 556 | #546 | — |
| 2023 | 556 | 556 | #543 | — |
| 2022 | 481 | 481 | #617 | — |
| 2021 | 464 | 464 | #640 | — |
| 2020 | 356 | 356 | #765 | — |
| 2019 | 321 | 321 | #841 | — |
| 2018 | 271 | 271 | #976 | — |
| 2017 | 236 | 236 | #1,077 | — |
| 2016 | 254 | 254 | #1,044 | — |
| 2015 | 191 | 191 | #1,277 | — |
| 2014 | 153 | 153 | #1,467 | — |
| 2013 | 117 | 117 | #1,757 | — |
| 2012 | 94 | 94 | #2,056 | — |
| 2011 | 98 | 98 | #2,012 | — |
| 2010 | 82 | 82 | #2,332 | — |
| 2009 | 84 | 84 | #2,330 | — |
| 2008 | 98 | 98 | #2,089 | — |
| 2007 | 82 | 82 | #2,343 | — |
| 2006 | 80 | 80 | #2,368 | — |
| 2005 | 80 | 80 | #2,273 | — |
| 2004 | 85 | 85 | #2,129 | — |
| 2003 | 89 | 89 | #2,030 | — |
| 2002 | 93 | 93 | #1,908 | — |
| 2001 | 89 | 89 | #1,952 | — |
| 2000 | 106 | 106 | #1,669 | — |
| 1999 | 94 | 94 | #1,729 | — |
| 1998 | 108 | 108 | #1,548 | — |
| 1997 | 108 | — | #1,511 | — |
| 1996 | 108 | — | #1,500 | — |
| 1995 | 116 | — | #1,415 | — |
| 1994 | 127 | — | #1,335 | — |
| 1993 | 143 | — | #1,217 | — |
| 1992 | 134 | — | #1,279 | — |
| 1991 | 126 | — | #1,318 | — |
| 1990 | 153 | — | #1,136 | — |
| 1989 | 179 | — | #998 | #7,571 |
| 1988 | 176 | — | #953 | — |
| 1987 | 148 | — | #1,047 | — |
| 1986 | 137 | — | #1,089 | — |
| 1985 | 147 | — | #1,028 | — |
| 1984 | 147 | — | #985 | — |
| 1983 | 194 | — | #802 | — |
| 1982 | 222 | — | #751 | — |
| 1981 | 233 | — | #714 | — |
| 1980 | 164 | — | #918 | — |
| 1979 | 187 | — | #835 | — |
| 1978 | 176 | — | #843 | — |
| 1977 | 189 | — | #822 | #5,579 |
| 1976 | 175 | — | #798 | — |
| 1975 | 180 | — | #784 | — |
| 1974 | 215 | — | #686 | — |
| 1973 | 274 | — | #580 | — |
| 1972 | 294 | — | #563 | — |
| 1971 | 301 | — | #582 | — |
| 1970 | 286 | — | #608 | — |
| 1969 | 351 | — | #530 | #4,787 |
| 1968 | 335 | — | #525 | — |
| 1967 | 375 | — | #493 | — |
| 1966 | 371 | — | #486 | — |
| 1965 | 336 | — | #521 | — |
| 1964 | 410 | — | #478 | — |
| 1963 | 436 | — | #465 | — |
| 1962 | 464 | — | #445 | — |
| 1961 | 461 | — | #455 | — |
| 1960 | 422 | — | #479 | — |
| 1959 | 476 | — | #441 | — |
| 1958 | 469 | — | #438 | — |
| 1957 | 519 | — | #406 | — |
| 1956 | 512 | — | #400 | — |
| 1955 | 555 | — | #374 | — |
| 1954 | 720 | — | #315 | #4,167 |
| 1953 | 635 | — | #330 | — |
| 1952 | 677 | — | #311 | — |
| 1951 | 713 | — | #295 | — |
| 1950 | 615 | — | #313 | — |
| 1949 | 631 | — | #308 | — |
| 1948 | 488 | — | #352 | — |
| 1947 | 595 | — | #322 | — |
| 1946 | 482 | — | #339 | — |
| 1945 | 455 | — | #316 | — |
| 1944 | 434 | — | #329 | — |
| 1943 | 441 | — | #338 | — |
| 1942 | 493 | — | #311 | #3,436 |
| 1941 | 480 | — | #297 | #3,370 |
| 1940 | 304 | — | #381 | — |
| 1939 | 314 | — | #371 | — |
| 1938 | 316 | — | #367 | — |
| 1937 | 160 | — | #524 | — |
| 1936 | 115 | — | #617 | — |
| 1935 | 77 | — | #771 | — |
| 1934 | 43 | — | #1,069 | — |
| 1933 | 47 | — | #1,016 | — |
| 1932 | 45 | — | #1,062 | — |
| 1931 | 31 | — | #1,328 | — |
| 1930 | 61 | — | #939 | — |
| 1929 | 37 | — | #1,235 | — |
| 1928 | 30 | — | #1,452 | — |
| 1927 | 29 | — | #1,544 | — |
| 1926 | 29 | — | #1,528 | — |
| 1925 | 26 | — | #1,678 | — |
| 1924 | 29 | — | #1,589 | — |
| 1923 | 32 | — | #1,446 | — |
| 1922 | 30 | — | #1,527 | — |
| 1921 | 32 | — | #1,462 | — |
| 1920 | 30 | — | #1,494 | — |
| 1919 | 21 | — | #1,833 | — |
| 1918 | 21 | — | #1,853 | — |
| 1917 | 21 | — | #1,749 | — |
| 1916 | 16 | — | #2,089 | — |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #3,038 | — |
| 1914 | 14 | — | #1,870 | — |
| 1913 | 19 | — | #1,337 | — |
| 1912 | 9 | — | #2,077 | — |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,889 | — |
| 1910 | 13 | — | #1,309 | — |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #2,136 | — |
| 1908 | 9 | — | #1,506 | — |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,865 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,127 | — |