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

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Peak · girls
1880 · 582 births
Debut · girls
582 births
In top 100 · girls
31 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
123,078
since 1880

Maggie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #46, 1880girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2941,041—
2024#2991,057—
2023#318977—
2022#2931,076—
2021#2831,124—
2020#2931,091—
2019#2951,135—
2018#2941,128—
2017#2481,287—
2016#2421,324—
2015#2411,338—
2014#2381,356—
2013#2321,386—
2012#2471,308—
2011#2301,389—
2010#2251,409—
2009#2331,426—
2008#2141,607—
2007#1811,874—
2006#1891,853#12,0555
2005#2101,658#11,4725
2004#2051,631#6,13812
2003#1881,718—
2002#1901,697—
2001#1811,819—
2000#1981,614—
1999#2241,423—
1998#2481,237—
1997#2771,054—
1996#2561,103—
1995#2501,137—
1994#2331,225—
1993#281984#6,8167
1992#2711,040—
1991#296937—
1990#288958—
1989#308840—
1988#281888—
1987#279877#6,0896
1986#295828—
1985#264945—
1984#286843—
1983#313738—
1982#383602—
1981#439487—
1980#460460—
1979#438469—
1978#532342—
1977#472410—
1976#470404—
1975#461408—
1974#498353—
1973#504341—
1972#645236—
1971#716212—
1970#803172—
1969#786170—
1968#749175—
1967#659211—
1966#740178—
1965#756175—
1964#653245—
1963#604273—
1962#613267—
1961#570308—
1960#535325—
1959#523346—
1958#559306—
1957#558296—
1956#553287—
1955#485348—
1954#480346—
1953#464336—
1952#423407—
1951#425387—
1950#383444—
1949#385420—
1948#353482—
1947#346529—
1946#350469—
1945#326440—
1944#296516—
1943#291566—
1942#289546#3,5605
1941#276540#3,1336
1940#278511—
1939#260567#2,6098
1938#262580#2,8687
1937#251635#3,1756
1936#242661#3,5495
1935#240686—
1934#233729#3,2776
1933#233677#2,7388
1932#224734#2,8498
1931#222742#2,8648
1930#216794#2,7819
1929#212859#2,45211
1928#1981,020#2,8439
1927#1881,090#3,4517
1926#1891,092#3,7086
1925#1791,215#3,1558
1924#1811,259#2,64111
1923#1761,248#4,2395
1922#1701,313#3,8726
1921#1731,300#2,80410
1920#1721,299#3,4897
1919#1551,428#2,38512
1918#1581,394#2,39812
1917#1611,268—
1916#1571,277—
1915#1501,269—
1914#1411,055—
1913#1271,019#2,4966
1912#1151,013#2,5445
1911#111822—
1910#95940#1,5895
1909#98794—
1908#95772—
1907#91846—
1906#84839#79810
1905#84809#1,0916
1904#81805—
1903#80780—
1902#78853—
1901#80746—
1900#751,045#1,3105
1899#70814—
1898#72876#8857
1897#75760—
1896#69871—
1895#67890—
1894#66895—
1893#64886—
1892#64883#1,0665
1891#60841#7008
1890#61891#62910
1889#61825—
1888#57882—
1887#55740—
1886#53756—
1885#51716—
1884#48749—
1883#48663—
1882#50627—
1881#51532—
1880#46582—
First appearance
1880

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 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #587 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,616 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #562 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,898 girlsMINew York: #605 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 7,635 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #603 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,318 girlsINOhio: #773 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,030 girlsOHPennsylvania: #844 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 18,508 girlsPANew Jersey: #591 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,389 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #697 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 7,960 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #439 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,430 girlsMOKentucky: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,986 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #425 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,016 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedDEArizona: #372 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedARTennessee: #324 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,587 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #359 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,869 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #274 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,621 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #487 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,804 girlsLAMississippi: #230 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMSAlabama: #371 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,863 girlsALGeorgia: #475 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,455 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedHITexas: #493 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,991 girlsTXFlorida: #543 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,563 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#230 · 1 in 1,182
  2. South Carolina#274 · 1 in 1,621
  3. Tennessee#324 · 1 in 2,587
  4. North Carolina#359 · 1 in 2,869
  5. Alabama#371 · 1 in 2,863

Best ever in a state: #10 in Alaska, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#230211 in 1,182
South Carolina#274161 in 1,621
Tennessee#324141 in 2,587
North Carolina#359171 in 2,869
Alabama#371121 in 2,863
Arizona#37271 in 2,193
Kentucky#41481 in 3,986
Virginia#425101 in 4,016
Missouri#439101 in 4,430
Georgia#475101 in 4,455
Louisiana#487101 in 3,804
Texas#493281 in 3,991
Florida#54391 in 5,563
Michigan#562111 in 7,898
Illinois#587141 in 7,616
New Jersey#59171 in 8,389
Indiana#60361 in 8,318
New York#605221 in 7,635
California#697221 in 7,960
Ohio#77381 in 13,030
Pennsylvania#84461 in 18,508
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #46 (582 births)
  • Births halved by 1956, 76 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1880–1910
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 156
  • Highest: 1 in 156 girls born in 1880 were named Maggie (0.64%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,544 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 13.7% of all girls named Maggie (16,897) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,072#46 (1880)#52
1890s8,607#60 (1891)#67
1900s8,289#75 (1900)#85
1910s11,485#95 (1910)#137
1920s11,695#170 (1922)#184
1930s6,805#216 (1930)#238
1940s5,019#276 (1941)#319
1950s3,503#383 (1950)#485
1960s2,327#535 (1960)#667
1970s3,347#438 (1979)#554
1980s7,508#264 (1985)#331
1990s11,098#224 (1999)#262
2000s16,897#181 (2007)#199
2010s13,060#225 (2010)#249
2020s6,366#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 1961

girls
#570
308 births · 1 in 6,554 girls

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #570Maggie308
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 6,554 of them was named Maggie, which outranked 92.4% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maggie
  1. #567Penelope310
  2. #568Reba309
  3. #568Roslyn309
  4. #570Maggie308
  5. #570Dorothea308
  6. #570Lorene308
  7. #573Tricia307
  8. #574Diann306
  9. #575Claudette305

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →