Magen

Last seen for girls in 2013 at #16,547

Peak · girls
1985 · 226 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
3,346
since 1970

Magen over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Magen has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #757, 1985girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2013#16,5475
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2011#13,3477
2010#9,23112
2009#11,4599
2008#6,13022
2007#6,09322
2006#4,68530
2005#4,02935
2004#4,17233
2003#2,84054
2002#3,06947
2001#2,80852
2000#2,48061
1999#2,34363
1998#1,99275
1997#1,70791
1996#1,68590
1995#1,54299
1994#1,425112
1993#1,185146
1992#1,138155
1991#1,044175
1990#875222
1989#930193
1988#872202
1987#861197
1986#845197
1985#757226
1984#979147
1983#1,252100
1982#1,51079
1981#1,75464
1980#1,58373
1979#1,85757
1978#1,80456
1977#1,87753
1976#2,66429
1975#2,35734
1974#5,36010
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1970#6,3627
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First appearance
1970

The first year at least five girls were named Magen! It came in at #6,362, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1971–1973, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Magen is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedNHWashington: #618 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,420 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedWIMichigan: #993 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 10,066 girlsMINew York: #1,420 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 14,877 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedIAIndiana: #674 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,804 girlsINOhio: #1,169 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,036 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,604 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 18,680 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedNEMissouri: #708 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,495 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedKSArkansas: #226 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsARTennessee: #495 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,802 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #750 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,642 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #411 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #319 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,006 girlsALGeorgia: #959 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,372 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Magen, so not publishedHITexas: #855 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 6,820 girlsTXFlorida: #960 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,484 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#226 · 1 in 1,204
  2. Alabama#319 · 1 in 2,006
  3. Louisiana#411 · 1 in 2,505
  4. Tennessee#495 · 1 in 3,802
  5. Washington#618 · 1 in 4,420

Best ever in a state: #180 in Arkansas, 1988.

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Arkansas#226101 in 1,204
Alabama#319111 in 2,006
Louisiana#411101 in 2,505
Tennessee#49581 in 3,802
Washington#61871 in 4,420
Indiana#67461 in 5,804
Missouri#70851 in 6,495
North Carolina#75061 in 6,642
Texas#855201 in 6,820
Georgia#95951 in 8,372
Florida#96091 in 8,484
Michigan#99361 in 10,066
Ohio#1,16951 in 14,036
New York#1,42081 in 14,877
California#1,604141 in 18,680
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Magen
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2013
  • Biggest jump: 273 spots in 1984 (#1,252 → #979)
  • Biggest drop: 169 spots in 1991 (#875 → #1,044)
Rise & fade · girls
15 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1970
  • Peaked 1985 at #757 (226 births)
  • Births halved by 1994, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1984–1990
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,614
  • Highest: 1 in 7,614 girls born in 1985 were named Magen (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 350,949 girls born in 2013 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 44.2% of all girls named Magen (1,478) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s251#1,804 (1978)#3,826
1980s1,478#757 (1985)#1,134
1990s1,228#875 (1990)#1,494
2000s365#2,480 (2000)#4,777
2010s24#9,231 (2010)#13,042

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Magen in 1991

girls
#1,044
175 births · 1 in 10,714 girls

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #1,044Magen175
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 10,714 of them was named Magen, which outranked 93.2% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Magen
  1. #1,039Laquisha176
  2. #1,039Mandi176
  3. #1,039Marsha176
  4. #1,044Magen175
  5. #1,044Anissa175
  6. #1,044Cherish175
  7. #1,044Jesenia175
  8. #1,050Eryn174
  9. #1,051Danyelle173
  10. #1,051Hana173

Tied with 5 names at #1,044; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →