Is Margo a boy or girl name?
Margo is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 555 girls and 0 boys were named Margo, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 26,699 US babies named Margo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #545
- Babies named Margo since 1905
- 26,699
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 720 babies
Boys and girls named Margo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 151 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 304 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,209 | 100% |
| 1940s | 12 | 4,791 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 5 | 5,886 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 5 | 3,956 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 6 | 2,271 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 6 | 1,741 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,217 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 886 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,815 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,412 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 555 | #545 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 556 | #543 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 481 | #617 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 464 | #640 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 356 | #765 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 321 | #841 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 270 | #978 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,077 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 254 | #1,044 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,281 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,467 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,757 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,056 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,012 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,332 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,329 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,089 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,343 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,368 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,272 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,129 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,029 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,908 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,952 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,669 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,729 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,548 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,511 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,500 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,415 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,336 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,217 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,279 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,318 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,136 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,571 | 173 | #998 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 176 | #953 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,047 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,089 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,027 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 147 | #985 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 194 | #802 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 222 | #751 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 233 | #714 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 164 | #918 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 187 | #835 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 176 | #843 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,579 | 183 | #822 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 175 | #798 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 180 | #784 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 215 | #686 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 274 | #580 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 294 | #563 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 301 | #582 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 286 | #608 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,788 | 346 | #530 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 335 | #525 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 375 | #493 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 371 | #486 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 336 | #521 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 410 | #478 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 436 | #465 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 464 | #445 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 461 | #455 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 422 | #479 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 477 | #440 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 468 | #438 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 519 | #406 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 512 | #400 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 555 | #374 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,167 | 715 | #315 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 635 | #330 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 677 | #311 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 713 | #295 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 615 | #313 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 631 | #308 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 488 | #352 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 595 | #322 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 482 | #339 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 455 | #316 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 434 | #329 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 441 | #338 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,437 | 487 | #311 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,370 | 474 | #297 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 304 | #381 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 314 | #371 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 316 | #367 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 160 | #524 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 115 | #617 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 77 | #771 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,069 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,016 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,062 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,328 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 61 | #939 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,235 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,452 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,544 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,528 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,678 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,589 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,446 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,527 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,462 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,494 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,833 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,853 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,749 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,089 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,038 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,870 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,337 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,077 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,889 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,309 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,136 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,506 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,865 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,127 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Margo reached #3,370 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #295 in 1951. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Margo
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.