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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021girlsat 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 2021

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedAKMaine: #39 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 151 girlsMEVermont: #40 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 112 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #163 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 529 girlsNHWashington: #109 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 509 girlsWAIdaho: #121 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 428 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #270 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsMNIllinois: #227 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,052 girlsILWisconsin: #156 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 651 girlsWIMichigan: #164 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 737 girlsMINew York: #428 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsNYMassachusetts: #277 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedRIOregon: #90 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 404 girlsORNevada: #263 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 975 girlsNVWyoming: #62 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 151 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #165 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 466 girlsSDIowa: #254 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 899 girlsIAIndiana: #97 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 444 girlsINOhio: #95 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 459 girlsOHPennsylvania: #197 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 856 girlsPANew Jersey: #347 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,518 girlsNJConnecticut: #206 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 801 girlsCTCalifornia: #277 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsCAUtah: #174 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 705 girlsUTColorado: #109 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 481 girlsCONebraska: #106 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 382 girlsNEMissouri: #87 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 412 girlsMOKentucky: #57 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 299 girlsKYWest Virginia: #108 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 365 girlsWVVirginia: #100 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 480 girlsVAMaryland: #201 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 819 girlsMDDelaware: #170 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 473 girlsDEArizona: #263 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,109 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedNMKansas: #132 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 503 girlsKSArkansas: #33 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 231 girlsARTennessee: #60 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 332 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #88 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 442 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #87 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 403 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #62 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 316 girlsOKLouisiana: #89 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 433 girlsLAMississippi: #64 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 297 girlsMSAlabama: #83 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 389 girlsALGeorgia: #112 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 546 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedHITexas: #207 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsTXFlorida: #157 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 789 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#33 · 1 in 231
  2. Maine#39 · 1 in 151
  3. Vermont#40 · 1 in 112
  4. Kentucky#57 · 1 in 299
  5. Tennessee#60 · 1 in 332

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#33471 in 231
Maine#39211 in 151
Vermont#4091 in 112
Kentucky#57571 in 299
Tennessee#60941 in 332
Oklahoma#62471 in 316
Wyoming#6261 in 151
Mississippi#64331 in 297
Alabama#83491 in 389
Missouri#87601 in 412
South Carolina#87441 in 403
North Carolina#881021 in 442
Louisiana#89431 in 433
Oregon#90341 in 404
Ohio#951061 in 459
Indiana#97641 in 444
Virginia#100721 in 480
Nebraska#106191 in 382
West Virginia#108151 in 365
Colorado#109461 in 481
Washington#109581 in 509
Georgia#112831 in 546
Idaho#121151 in 428
Kansas#132231 in 503
Wisconsin#156331 in 651
Florida#1571061 in 789
New Hampshire#16371 in 529
Michigan#164521 in 737
South Dakota#16561 in 466
Delaware#17051 in 473
Utah#174241 in 705
Pennsylvania#197571 in 856
Maryland#201271 in 819
Connecticut#206151 in 801
Texas#2071441 in 1,080
Illinois#227461 in 1,052
Iowa#254131 in 899
Arizona#263251 in 1,109
Nevada#263101 in 975
Minnesota#270211 in 1,061
California#2771221 in 1,431
Massachusetts#277211 in 1,184
New Jersey#347241 in 1,518
New York#428421 in 1,935
Alaska———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Montana———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
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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 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 2021

girls
#140
1,966 births · 1 in 835 girls

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #140Magnolia1,966
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 835 of them was named Magnolia, which outranked 99.2% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Magnolia
  1. #137Juniper2,004
  2. #138Ximena2,000
  3. #139Kaylee1,979
  4. #140Magnolia1,966
  5. #141Summer1,961
  6. #142Amara1,924
  7. #143Adalyn1,921
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 437Raya#932 → #495
  2. ↑ 396Wrenley#893 → #497
  3. ↑ 298Angelique#1,173 → #875
  4. ↑ 283Emberlynn#1,241 → #958
  5. ↑ 276Flora#924 → #648
Fallers
  1. ↓ 475Denisse#852 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 347Denise#876 → #1,223
  3. ↓ 267Karen#821 → #1,088
  4. ↓ 227Keily#854 → #1,081
  5. ↓ 227Nathalie#911 → #1,138

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

See the top 100 for 2021 →