Arabella vs Margot
Arabella and Margotcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arabella was ranked #30 and Margot #28 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Arabella was ranked #93 and Margot #55 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Arabella was ranked #57 and Margot #124 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Arabella was ranked #88 and Margot #76 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Arabella was ranked #96 and Margot #156 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Arabella and Margot over time
Arabella and Margot appear together in 3 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Arabella held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Margot in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Arabella #30 in 2024, Margot #28 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Arabella held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Margot in 1.
Highest recorded here: Arabella #30 in 2024, Margot #28 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arabella #30, Margot #28.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2015–2025
Arabella held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Margot in 1.
Highest recorded here: Arabella #96 in 2025, Margot #137 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Arabella #96, Margot #156.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2017–2024
Arabella held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Margot in 4.
Highest recorded here: Arabella #84 in 2020, Margot #55 in 2024.
The order changed in 2022: Margot moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #123 and #158; by 2022 that had become #135 and #111.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arabella #93, Margot #55.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Arabella | Margot |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #96 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #84 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arabella has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Margot.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Arabella
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #519 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #30 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Margot
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #151 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #28 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls