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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #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 1978

  • 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: #330 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,086 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #335 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,654 girlsMNIllinois: #643 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,454 girlsILWisconsin: #399 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,621 girlsWIMichigan: #605 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,755 girlsMINew York: #603 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,469 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedRIOregon: #454 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,089 girlsORNevada: 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: #286 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,065 girlsIAIndiana: #411 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,163 girlsINOhio: #352 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,758 girlsOHPennsylvania: #420 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,474 girlsPANew Jersey: #803 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,254 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #816 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 6,970 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedUTColorado: #418 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,883 girlsCONebraska: #266 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,637 girlsNEMissouri: #324 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,190 girlsMOKentucky: #412 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,413 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedVAMaryland: #490 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,651 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #280 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedARTennessee: #547 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,644 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #401 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,943 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,132 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #440 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,834 girlsOKLouisiana: #771 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,503 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #337 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,977 girlsALGeorgia: #507 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,583 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedHITexas: #679 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,170 girlsTXFlorida: #650 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,891 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#266 · 1 in 1,637
  2. Kansas#280 · 1 in 1,679
  3. Iowa#286 · 1 in 2,065
  4. Missouri#324 · 1 in 2,190
  5. Washington#330 · 1 in 2,086

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#26661 in 1,637
Kansas#28081 in 1,679
Iowa#28691 in 2,065
Missouri#324141 in 2,190
Washington#330111 in 2,086
Minnesota#335101 in 2,654
Alabama#337111 in 1,977
Ohio#352251 in 2,758
South Carolina#36781 in 2,132
Wisconsin#39981 in 3,621
North Carolina#401111 in 2,943
Indiana#411111 in 3,163
Kentucky#41271 in 3,413
Colorado#41861 in 2,883
Pennsylvania#420191 in 3,474
Oklahoma#44061 in 2,834
Oregon#45451 in 3,089
Maryland#49051 in 3,651
Georgia#50791 in 3,583
Tennessee#54761 in 4,644
New York#603221 in 4,469
Michigan#605101 in 5,755
Illinois#643131 in 5,454
Florida#65091 in 4,891
Texas#679201 in 5,170
Louisiana#77151 in 5,503
New Jersey#80351 in 7,254
California#816221 in 6,970
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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 1978

girls
#532
342 births · 1 in 4,479 girls

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #532Maggie342
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 4,479 of them was named Maggie, which outranked 95.4% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maggie
  1. #529Vivian348
  2. #530Sommer346
  3. #531Shameka345
  4. #532Maggie342
  5. #532Raven342
  6. #534Vickie338
  7. #535Cori337
  8. #535Kimberlee337

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

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

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

See the top 100 for 1978 →