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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #1,032 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,597 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMINew York: #939 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 14,583 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedINOhio: #903 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,037 girlsOHPennsylvania: #810 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 14,922 girlsPANew Jersey: #599 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,371 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #649 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 6,406 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedAZNew 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #438 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,969 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #304 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,930 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #437 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,452 girlsALGeorgia: #451 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,868 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedHITexas: #668 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,126 girlsTXFlorida: #628 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,127 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#304 · 1 in 1,930
  2. Alabama#437 · 1 in 3,452
  3. North Carolina#438 · 1 in 3,969
  4. Georgia#451 · 1 in 3,868
  5. New Jersey#599 · 1 in 7,371

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#304111 in 1,930
Alabama#43781 in 3,452
North Carolina#438101 in 3,969
Georgia#451101 in 3,868
New Jersey#59971 in 7,371
Florida#62871 in 6,127
California#649241 in 6,406
Texas#668151 in 6,126
Pennsylvania#81061 in 14,922
Ohio#90351 in 17,037
New York#939101 in 14,583
Illinois#1,03251 in 17,597
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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 1966

girls
#740
178 births · 1 in 9,507 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #740Maggie178
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 9,507 of them was named Maggie, which outranked 90.3% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maggie
  1. #736Juliana179
  2. #736Kate179
  3. #736Roxanna179
  4. #740Maggie178
  5. #740Sharla178
  6. #742Esmeralda176
  7. #742Gracie176
  8. #744Aurora175

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

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →