Actor Margot Elise Robbie was born on July 2, 1990 in Queensland, Australia to Scottish parents. Robbie’s fame has helped propel the classic Margot — along with Margo and Margaux — up the charts. Margot originated as a French diminutive for Margaret, for which it makes a modern-sounding honor name.
The Margot spelling is most popular, probably thanks to Robbie, given to over 2200 baby girls in the US last year, four times as many as Margo and ten times as many as Margaux. Counted together, the name was used for nearly 3000 baby girls, which is sending many parents scrambling for less popular alternatives.
