Margeaux
Girl name · #5148 in 2025 · Very rare
Margeaux ranks #5148 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 25 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5458, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Margeaux.
The 48-year story
Margeaux first appears in the Social Security records in 1977, when 17 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1992, when 32 girls were named Margeaux — good for #3419 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Margeaux per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Margeaux in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Margeaux is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Margeaux will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Margeaux is most common
State-level data for Margeaux is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Margeaux
Statistically, parents drawn to Margeaux tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mccall, Parisa, Keturah, Mecca, and Stefania.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Margeaux | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 25 | #5148 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4565 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4378 |
| 2021 | 30 | #4507 |
| 2020 | 28 | #4648 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4562 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6531 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5796 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5458 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6451 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10235 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9109 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7118 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6904 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9379 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8529 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8098 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9452 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9482 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5009 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4185 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Margeaux a popular girl name?
Margeaux ranked #5148 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5458.
When was the name Margeaux most popular?
Margeaux peaked in 1992, when 32 American girls received the name (ranked #3419 that year). Since 1992 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Margeaux?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Margeaux. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.