Margaux is a French spelling of Margot, the pet form of Marguerite, which goes back to the Greek margarites and means "pearl". It is also the name of a famous Bordeaux wine village, and the actress Margaux Hemingway adopted the spelling after Château Margaux. In the United States Margaux has risen from number 2229 in 2000 to number 1193 in 2021 and stands at 1199 in 2025.