| Charlotte | Margot | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Free | Pearl |
| Origin | French | French |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SHAR-lut | MAR-goh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1894 |
| Peak year | 2025 (13,400) | 2025 (2,575) |
| In 2025 | 13,400 | 2,575 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Charlotte | Margot |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 78,055 | 11,061 |
| 2010s | 102,488 | 5,279 |
| 2000s | 24,266 | 1,172 |
| 1990s | 9,696 | 964 |
| 1980s | 8,486 | 980 |
| 1970s | 12,513 | 617 |
| 1960s | 24,232 | 1,208 |
| 1950s | 36,997 | 1,130 |
| 1940s | 49,478 | 1,206 |
| 1930s | 34,646 | 1,110 |
| 1920s | 35,752 | 471 |
| 1910s | 22,548 | 285 |
| 1900s | 6,194 | 69 |
| 1890s | 4,771 | 16 |
| 1880s | 3,311 | 0 |
Charlotte is a French feminine diminutive of Charles, from the Germanic for “free man” — so “little free one.” Borne by queens and by the novelist Charlotte Brontë, it is a modern favourite.
Margot is a French pet form of Marguerite, “pearl.”
Charlotte is more popular than Margot today: about 13,400 US babies were given the name Charlotte in 2025, compared with 2,575 named Margot.
Charlotte means Free (French origin), while Margot means Pearl (French origin).
In US records, Charlotte first appears in 1880 and Margot in 1894, so Charlotte has the longer recorded history.