Magnolia

#124 for girls in 2025, 2,233 births

Peak · girls
#124
2025 · 2,233 births
Debut · girls
1880
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
23,403
since 1880

Magnolia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Magnolia has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020girlsat peak
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#1242,233
2024#1382,155
2023#1451,953
2022#1511,885
2021#1401,966
2020#1761,623
2019#2371,323
2018#3141,048
2017#383816
2016#506618
2015#634450
2014#823336
2013#971259
2012#1,121221
2011#1,244192
2010#1,388166
2009#1,593141
2008#1,605141
2007#1,829116
2006#1,988100
2005#2,37974
2004#2,52666
2003#2,70758
2002#2,41466
2001#2,17175
2000#2,19072
1999#3,63933
1998#3,22238
1997#3,71630
1996#3,36134
1995#4,09925
1994#3,70429
1993#3,77628
1992#5,05119
1991#4,80820
1990#5,83515
1989#5,54515
1988#7,11110
1987—
1986#4,34718
1985#8,3187
1984#4,47816
1983#5,45712
1982#3,64722
1981#4,96314
1980#4,32717
1979#4,84214
1978#3,19624
1977#4,06917
1976#4,36314
1975#3,77417
1974#5,01111
1973#3,01522
1972#4,30013
1971#5,5439
1970#5,8188
1969#4,72310
1968#4,22211
1967#3,34015
1966#3,95911
1965#2,83319
1964#2,91519
1963#2,86419
1962#2,92218
1961#2,83919
1960#3,68812
1959#4,03110
1958#2,26025
1957#2,27624
1956#2,00529
1955#2,06327
1954#2,12225
1953#1,42447
1952#1,78131
1951#1,45042
1950#1,39643
1949#1,40943
1948#1,37045
1947#1,33747
1946#1,20851
1945#1,13148
1944#1,20543
1943#1,20645
1942#1,07653
1941#1,06547
1940#80877
1939#1,02248
1938#94956
1937#98151
1936#90157
1935#75181
1934#94853
1933#70385
1932#76877
1931#81969
1930#71794
1929#80976
1928#703100
1927#664117
1926#77487
1925#659125
1924#676121
1923#658127
1922#586150
1921#589151
1920#640127
1919#604136
1918#590146
1917#677102
1916#586131
1915#593120
1914#522115
1913#53889
1912#466104
1911#48373
1910#43285
1909#41877
1908#42273
1907#57241
1906#52843
1905#49047
1904#50942
1903#47046
1902#45448
1901#74719
1900#51643
1899#68021
1898#65025
1897#56728
1896#62125
1895#53031
1894#74416
1893#59423
1892#79614
1891#69515
1890#9409
1889#62017
1888#69014
1887#73310
1886#57215
1885#9216
1884#7938
1883#6928
1882#7407
1881#49112
1880#6288
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Magnolia was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1987, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Magnolia is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #84 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 239 girlsAKMaine: #108 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 319 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #211 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 692 girlsNHWashington: #106 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 502 girlsWAIdaho: #224 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 764 girlsIDMontana: #127 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 354 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #221 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 902 girlsMNIllinois: #281 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,219 girlsILWisconsin: #162 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 670 girlsWIMichigan: #200 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 841 girlsMINew York: #370 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,693 girlsNYMassachusetts: #274 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedRIOregon: #101 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 436 girlsORNevada: #429 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #125 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 378 girlsSDIowa: #138 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 523 girlsIAIndiana: #105 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 509 girlsINOhio: #128 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 630 girlsOHPennsylvania: #223 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 987 girlsPANew Jersey: #520 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,323 girlsNJConnecticut: #224 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 865 girlsCTCalifornia: #335 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsCAUtah: #215 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 848 girlsUTColorado: #202 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 798 girlsCONebraska: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,422 girlsNEMissouri: #145 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 597 girlsMOKentucky: #79 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 384 girlsKYWest Virginia: #75 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 272 girlsWVVirginia: #165 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 742 girlsVAMaryland: #257 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedDEArizona: #345 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,456 girlsAZNew Mexico: #263 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 858 girlsNMKansas: #248 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 881 girlsKSArkansas: #70 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 323 girlsARTennessee: #81 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 405 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #100 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 479 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #148 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 618 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #114 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 477 girlsOKLouisiana: #125 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 561 girlsLAMississippi: #99 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 423 girlsMSAlabama: #81 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 374 girlsALGeorgia: #120 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 563 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedHITexas: #251 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 1,243 girlsTXFlorida: #169 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 813 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#70 · 1 in 323
  2. West Virginia#75 · 1 in 272
  3. Kentucky#79 · 1 in 384
  4. Alabama#81 · 1 in 374
  5. Tennessee#81 · 1 in 405

Best ever in a state: #29 in Arkansas, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#70321 in 323
West Virginia#75201 in 272
Kentucky#79441 in 384
Alabama#81501 in 374
Tennessee#81751 in 405
Alaska#8481 in 239
Mississippi#99241 in 423
North Carolina#100911 in 479
Oregon#101301 in 436
Indiana#105551 in 509
Washington#106581 in 502
Maine#108101 in 319
Oklahoma#114311 in 477
Georgia#120791 in 563
Louisiana#125331 in 561
South Dakota#12571 in 378
Montana#12771 in 354
Ohio#128761 in 630
Iowa#138221 in 523
Missouri#145411 in 597
South Carolina#148281 in 618
Wisconsin#162311 in 670
Virginia#165461 in 742
Florida#169991 in 813
Michigan#200451 in 841
Colorado#202271 in 798
New Hampshire#21151 in 692
Utah#215191 in 848
Minnesota#221241 in 902
Pennsylvania#223491 in 987
Connecticut#224131 in 865
Idaho#22481 in 764
Kansas#248131 in 881
Texas#2511231 in 1,243
Maryland#257221 in 1,014
New Mexico#26361 in 858
Massachusetts#274201 in 1,193
Illinois#281401 in 1,219
California#3351051 in 1,659
Arizona#345191 in 1,456
New York#370471 in 1,693
Nebraska#40251 in 1,422
Nevada#42961 in 1,625
New Jersey#520151 in 2,323
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 Magnolia
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#138 → #124)
  • 52 spots since 2020 (#176 → #124)
  • 510 spots since 2015 (#634 → #124)
  • Biggest jump: 349 spots in 1886 (#921 → #572)
  • Biggest drop: 320 spots in 1890 (#620 → #940)
Rise & fade · girls
145 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2025 at #124 (2,233 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 73 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1880–1938
Share of babies · girls
1 in 720
  • Highest: 1 in 720 girls born in 2025 were named Magnolia (0.14%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
  • 50.5% of all girls named Magnolia (11,815) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s105#491 (1881)#688
1890s207#530 (1895)#682
1900s479#418 (1909)#513
1910s1,101#432 (1910)#549
1920s1,181#586 (1922)#676
1930s671#703 (1933)#856
1940s499#808 (1940)#1,182
1950s303#1,396 (1950)#2,081
1960s153#2,833 (1965)#3,431
1970s149#3,015 (1973)#4,393
1980s131#3,647 (1982)#5,355
1990s271#3,222 (1998)#4,121
2000s909#1,593 (2009)#2,140
2010s5,429#237 (2019)#762
2020s11,815#124 (2025)#146

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.

Magnolia in 2020

girls
#176
1,623 births · 1 in 996 girls

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #176Magnolia1,623
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 996 of them was named Magnolia, which outranked 99.0% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Magnolia
  1. #173Molly1,645
  2. #174Maeve1,644
  3. #175Harmony1,640
  4. #176Magnolia1,623
  5. #177Georgia1,614
  6. #178Freya1,599
  7. #179Catalina1,597
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →