Maggie
#294 for girls in 2025, 1,041 births · Last seen for boys in 2006 at #12,055
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 582 births
- Debut · girls
- 582 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 31 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 123,078since 1880
Maggie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #294 | 1,041 | — | |
| 2024 | #299 | 1,057 | — | |
| 2023 | #318 | 977 | — | |
| 2022 | #293 | 1,076 | — | |
| 2021 | #283 | 1,124 | — | |
| 2020 | #293 | 1,091 | — | |
| 2019 | #295 | 1,135 | — | |
| 2018 | #294 | 1,128 | — | |
| 2017 | #248 | 1,287 | — | |
| 2016 | #242 | 1,324 | — | |
| 2015 | #241 | 1,338 | — | |
| 2014 | #238 | 1,356 | — | |
| 2013 | #232 | 1,386 | — | |
| 2012 | #247 | 1,308 | — | |
| 2011 | #230 | 1,389 | — | |
| 2010 | #225 | 1,409 | — | |
| 2009 | #233 | 1,426 | — | |
| 2008 | #214 | 1,607 | — | |
| 2007 | #181 | 1,874 | — | |
| 2006 | #189 | 1,853 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #210 | 1,658 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #205 | 1,631 | #6,138 | 12 |
| 2003 | #188 | 1,718 | — | |
| 2002 | #190 | 1,697 | — | |
| 2001 | #181 | 1,819 | — | |
| 2000 | #198 | 1,614 | — | |
| 1999 | #224 | 1,423 | — | |
| 1998 | #248 | 1,237 | — | |
| 1997 | #277 | 1,054 | — | |
| 1996 | #256 | 1,103 | — | |
| 1995 | #250 | 1,137 | — | |
| 1994 | #233 | 1,225 | — | |
| 1993 | #281 | 984 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #271 | 1,040 | — | |
| 1991 | #296 | 937 | — | |
| 1990 | #288 | 958 | — | |
| 1989 | #308 | 840 | — | |
| 1988 | #281 | 888 | — | |
| 1987 | #279 | 877 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #295 | 828 | — | |
| 1985 | #264 | 945 | — | |
| 1984 | #286 | 843 | — | |
| 1983 | #313 | 738 | — | |
| 1982 | #383 | 602 | — | |
| 1981 | #439 | 487 | — | |
| 1980 | #460 | 460 | — | |
| 1979 | #438 | 469 | — | |
| 1978 | #532 | 342 | — | |
| 1977 | #472 | 410 | — | |
| 1976 | #470 | 404 | — | |
| 1975 | #461 | 408 | — | |
| 1974 | #498 | 353 | — | |
| 1973 | #504 | 341 | — | |
| 1972 | #645 | 236 | — | |
| 1971 | #716 | 212 | — | |
| 1970 | #803 | 172 | — | |
| 1969 | #786 | 170 | — | |
| 1968 | #749 | 175 | — | |
| 1967 | #659 | 211 | — | |
| 1966 | #740 | 178 | — | |
| 1965 | #756 | 175 | — | |
| 1964 | #653 | 245 | — | |
| 1963 | #604 | 273 | — | |
| 1962 | #613 | 267 | — | |
| 1961 | #570 | 308 | — | |
| 1960 | #535 | 325 | — | |
| 1959 | #523 | 346 | — | |
| 1958 | #559 | 306 | — | |
| 1957 | #558 | 296 | — | |
| 1956 | #553 | 287 | — | |
| 1955 | #485 | 348 | — | |
| 1954 | #480 | 346 | — | |
| 1953 | #464 | 336 | — | |
| 1952 | #423 | 407 | — | |
| 1951 | #425 | 387 | — | |
| 1950 | #383 | 444 | — | |
| 1949 | #385 | 420 | — | |
| 1948 | #353 | 482 | — | |
| 1947 | #346 | 529 | — | |
| 1946 | #350 | 469 | — | |
| 1945 | #326 | 440 | — | |
| 1944 | #296 | 516 | — | |
| 1943 | #291 | 566 | — | |
| 1942 | #289 | 546 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #276 | 540 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #278 | 511 | — | |
| 1939 | #260 | 567 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #262 | 580 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #251 | 635 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #242 | 661 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #240 | 686 | — | |
| 1934 | #233 | 729 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #233 | 677 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #224 | 734 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #222 | 742 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #216 | 794 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #212 | 859 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #198 | 1,020 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #188 | 1,090 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #189 | 1,092 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #179 | 1,215 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #181 | 1,259 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #176 | 1,248 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #170 | 1,313 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #173 | 1,300 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #172 | 1,299 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #155 | 1,428 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #158 | 1,394 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1917 | #161 | 1,268 | — | |
| 1916 | #157 | 1,277 | — | |
| 1915 | #150 | 1,269 | — | |
| 1914 | #141 | 1,055 | — | |
| 1913 | #127 | 1,019 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #115 | 1,013 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #111 | 822 | — | |
| 1910 | #95 | 940 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #98 | 794 | — | |
| 1908 | #95 | 772 | — | |
| 1907 | #91 | 846 | — | |
| 1906 | #84 | 839 | #798 | 10 |
| 1905 | #84 | 809 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #81 | 805 | — | |
| 1903 | #80 | 780 | — | |
| 1902 | #78 | 853 | — | |
| 1901 | #80 | 746 | — | |
| 1900 | #75 | 1,045 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #70 | 814 | — | |
| 1898 | #72 | 876 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | #75 | 760 | — | |
| 1896 | #69 | 871 | — | |
| 1895 | #67 | 890 | — | |
| 1894 | #66 | 895 | — | |
| 1893 | #64 | 886 | — | |
| 1892 | #64 | 883 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #60 | 841 | #700 | 8 |
| 1890 | #61 | 891 | #629 | 10 |
| 1889 | #61 | 825 | — | |
| 1888 | #57 | 882 | — | |
| 1887 | #55 | 740 | — | |
| 1886 | #53 | 756 | — | |
| 1885 | #51 | 716 | — | |
| 1884 | #48 | 749 | — | |
| 1883 | #48 | 663 | — | |
| 1882 | #50 | 627 | — | |
| 1881 | #51 | 532 | — | |
| 1880 | #46 | 582 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Maggie was already there! It came in at #46, and was given to 582 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1964–1972, when fewer than 250 girls a year got the name.
Where Maggie is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#55 · 1 in 222
- South Carolina#72 · 1 in 277
- Georgia#103 · 1 in 402
- Alabama#104 · 1 in 411
- North Carolina#131 · 1 in 532
Best ever in a state: #10 in Alaska, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #55 | 96 | 1 in 222 |
| South Carolina | #72 | 72 | 1 in 277 |
| Georgia | #103 | 73 | 1 in 402 |
| Alabama | #104 | 69 | 1 in 411 |
| North Carolina | #131 | 67 | 1 in 532 |
| Arizona | #144 | 8 | 1 in 499 |
| Virginia | #153 | 32 | 1 in 710 |
| Arkansas | #156 | 26 | 1 in 665 |
| Tennessee | #171 | 30 | 1 in 880 |
| Florida | #172 | 17 | 1 in 741 |
| Kentucky | #180 | 29 | 1 in 887 |
| Louisiana | #188 | 26 | 1 in 788 |
| Texas | #207 | 54 | 1 in 1,017 |
| Missouri | #255 | 13 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Oklahoma | #315 | 9 | 1 in 2,219 |
| Illinois | #474 | 7 | 1 in 7,220 |
| New York | #659 | 5 | 1 in 16,380 |
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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 Maggie
- 5 spots since 2024 (#299 → #294)
- 1 spot since 2020 (#293 → #294)
- 53 spots since 2015 (#241 → #294)
- Biggest jump: 141 spots in 1973 (#645 → #504)
- Biggest drop: 103 spots in 1965 (#653 → #756)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #46 (582 births)
- Births halved by 1956, 76 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1880–1910
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 156 girls born in 1880 were named Maggie (0.64%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,544 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 13.7% of all girls named Maggie (16,897) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,072 | #46 (1880) | #52 |
| 1890s | 8,607 | #60 (1891) | #67 |
| 1900s | 8,289 | #75 (1900) | #85 |
| 1910s | 11,485 | #95 (1910) | #137 |
| 1920s | 11,695 | #170 (1922) | #184 |
| 1930s | 6,805 | #216 (1930) | #238 |
| 1940s | 5,019 | #276 (1941) | #319 |
| 1950s | 3,503 | #383 (1950) | #485 |
| 1960s | 2,327 | #535 (1960) | #667 |
| 1970s | 3,347 | #438 (1979) | #554 |
| 1980s | 7,508 | #264 (1985) | #331 |
| 1990s | 11,098 | #224 (1999) | #262 |
| 2000s | 16,897 | #181 (2007) | #199 |
| 2010s | 13,060 | #225 (2010) | #249 |
| 2020s | 6,366 | #283 (2021) | #297 |
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.
Maggie in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,574 of them was named Maggie, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 207,441 of them was named Maggie, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 488 names at #3,549; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.