Name meaning & stats
Margit
Margit (French origin). 473 US babies since 1940, peak 1959. Notable Margits are 1.4× over-represented as writers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
FrenchSpelling of Margot
Margot around the world
- Марго / Маргот · Russian
- مارغوت · Arabic
- מרגוט · Hebrew
- マルゴット · Japanese
- 玛戈 · Chinese
- 마곳 · Korean
- Margit · Hungarian
- Margarida · Portuguese
- Margalida
- Margareta · multiple languages
Famous Margots
- Margot Robbie · Australian actress and film producer (born 1990)
- Margot Fonteyn · British ballerina
- Margot Wallström · Swedish politician
- Margot Frank · older sister of Anne Frank (1926–1945)
Margot’s name day
- August 15 · Norway
- June 15 · Sweden
In US birth records
Peak year: 1959
473 US babies were named Margit between 1940 and 2025.
Margit around the world
- Norway: 1,375 babies since 1945, peak 1947, No. 349 in 2025
- Sweden: 119 babies since 1998, peak 2021, No. 585 in 2022
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Margits end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.3× | High · 40 people |
| Writer | 1.4× | High · 33 people |
| Professor | 1.2× | Medium · 19 people |
| Actor | 0.5× | Medium · 16 people |
Among notable women who are writers, Margits show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Margits are 1.5× more likely than expected to be painters.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 13 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 51 Margots spell it Margit
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1959)