Margaux

Margaux: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pearl”
Origin: French
Say it: mar-GOH · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French spelling associated with Margot and ultimately Margaret, from Greek margarites 'pearl'. Also the name of a famous wine-producing commune in Bordeaux.

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How popular is Margaux?

202459.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Margaux in 2024195

2024 rank#1,212 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18803,898

Margaux is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Margaux

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
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Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
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Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French
Allisonnoble kind · French

Margaux questions

What does the name Margaux mean?

Margaux means "pearl". It comes from French. French spelling associated with Margot and ultimately Margaret, from Greek margarites 'pearl'. Also the name of a famous wine-producing commune in Bordeaux.

Is Margaux a boy or girl name?

Margaux is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Margaux?

195 US babies were named Margaux in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Margaux?

Margaux is usually pronounced mar-GOH.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.