Feminine dossier · first seen 1905
Margo
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1954
Peak births
715
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Margo
How many people are named Margo?
An estimated 18,945 living Americans are named Margo.
How rare is Margo?
Margo is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 540 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 24.5% from its 1954 peak.
How old is the typical Margo?
The median age of a living American named Margo is approximately 52 years, with most bearers falling between 17 and 68 years old.
Is Margo still popular?
Yes — Margo is currently rising in popularity, with 540 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Margo most common?
Margo has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 4.5× more often than the national baseline.
1905Peak 19542025
Peak year
1954
Decline from peak
24.5%
2025
540
All-time
27,208
Where it lives now
Margo is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 3.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Margo is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.