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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202025girlsat peak
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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 2025

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #50 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 165 girlsAKMaine: #131 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 389 girlsMEVermont: #75 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 195 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #236 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 759 girlsNHWashington: #167 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 671 girlsWAIdaho: #101 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 358 girlsIDMontana: #122 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 353 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #195 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 540 girlsNDMinnesota: #304 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsMNIllinois: #249 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsILWisconsin: #154 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 596 girlsWIMichigan: #125 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 541 girlsMINew York: #304 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsNYMassachusetts: #353 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedRIOregon: #90 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 373 girlsORNevada: #235 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 836 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #97 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 305 girlsSDIowa: #131 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 490 girlsIAIndiana: #91 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 423 girlsINOhio: #105 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 498 girlsOHPennsylvania: #176 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 741 girlsPANew Jersey: #470 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,219 girlsNJConnecticut: #248 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 885 girlsCTCalifornia: #314 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 1,555 girlsCAUtah: #129 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 502 girlsUTColorado: #161 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 648 girlsCONebraska: #95 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 338 girlsNEMissouri: #71 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 342 girlsMOKentucky: #56 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 288 girlsKYWest Virginia: #73 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 282 girlsWVVirginia: #105 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 496 girlsVAMaryland: #144 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 606 girlsMDDelaware: #98 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 282 girlsDEArizona: #219 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 910 girlsAZNew Mexico: #217 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 668 girlsNMKansas: #112 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 422 girlsKSArkansas: #29 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 200 girlsARTennessee: #46 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 289 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #71 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 375 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #68 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 339 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #53 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 290 girlsOKLouisiana: #49 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 268 girlsLAMississippi: #49 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 262 girlsMSAlabama: #43 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 265 girlsALGeorgia: #51 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 337 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia, so not publishedHITexas: #167 for girls · 196 births · 1 in 819 girlsTXFlorida: #113 for girls · 150 births · 1 in 578 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#29 · 1 in 200
  2. Alabama#43 · 1 in 265
  3. Tennessee#46 · 1 in 289
  4. Mississippi#49 · 1 in 262
  5. Louisiana#49 · 1 in 268

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#29531 in 200
Alabama#43691 in 265
Tennessee#461111 in 289
Louisiana#49611 in 268
Mississippi#49341 in 262
Alaska#50101 in 165
Georgia#511341 in 337
Oklahoma#53511 in 290
Kentucky#56601 in 288
South Carolina#68541 in 339
Missouri#71711 in 342
North Carolina#711241 in 375
West Virginia#73181 in 282
Vermont#7551 in 195
Oregon#90351 in 373
Indiana#91661 in 423
Nebraska#95211 in 338
South Dakota#97101 in 305
Delaware#9881 in 282
Idaho#101201 in 358
Ohio#105951 in 498
Virginia#105681 in 496
Kansas#112281 in 422
Florida#1131501 in 578
Montana#12281 in 353
Michigan#125661 in 541
Utah#129341 in 502
Iowa#131241 in 490
Maine#13181 in 389
Maryland#144331 in 606
Wisconsin#154341 in 596
Colorado#161361 in 648
Texas#1671961 in 819
Washington#167431 in 671
Pennsylvania#176631 in 741
North Dakota#19551 in 540
New Mexico#21771 in 668
Arizona#219311 in 910
Nevada#235111 in 836
New Hampshire#23651 in 759
Connecticut#248131 in 885
Illinois#249421 in 1,055
Minnesota#304181 in 1,193
New York#304551 in 1,424
California#3141041 in 1,555
Massachusetts#353161 in 1,502
New Jersey#470161 in 2,219
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Rhode Island———
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 2025

girls
#124
2,233 births · 1 in 720 girls

Top girls' names in 2025

  1. #1Olivia13,544
  2. #2Charlotte13,400
  3. #3Emma12,754
  4. #4Amelia12,699
  5. #5Sophia12,561
  6. #6Mia11,078
  7. #7Isabella10,666
  8. #8Evelyn9,123
  9. #9Sofia8,252
  10. #10Eliana8,191
  11. #124Magnolia2,233
More about 2025

girls

1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 720 of them was named Magnolia, which outranked 99.3% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).

Ranked beside Magnolia
  1. #121Hadley2,254
  2. #122Emerson2,241
  3. #123Elsie2,236
  4. #124Magnolia2,233
  5. #125Mary2,230
  6. #126Scottie2,228
  7. #127Valerie2,221
Biggest movers since 2024
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,390Klarity#2,178 → #788
  2. ↑ 1,211Rynlee#1,966 → #755
  3. ↑ 963Ailanny#1,895 → #932
  4. ↑ 928Naylani#1,823 → #895
  5. ↑ 861Madisson#1,180 → #319
Fallers
  1. ↓ 353Aubrie#999 → #1,352
  2. ↓ 307Cattleya#904 → #1,211
  3. ↓ 272Jaycee#878 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 248Zendaya#938 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 233Novalee#742 → #975

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

See the top 100 for 2025 →