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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedAKMaine: #188 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 905 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #236 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,326 girlsNHWashington: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,208 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedIDMontana: #124 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 475 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #187 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsMNIllinois: #270 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,670 girlsILWisconsin: #184 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsWIMichigan: #316 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,154 girlsMINew York: #302 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,795 girlsNYMassachusetts: #223 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedRIOregon: #325 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #121 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 459 girlsSDIowa: #112 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 532 girlsIAIndiana: #204 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsINOhio: #192 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsOHPennsylvania: #197 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,210 girlsPANew Jersey: #331 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,180 girlsNJConnecticut: #294 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,910 girlsCTCalifornia: #552 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 3,859 girlsCAUtah: #405 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,259 girlsUTColorado: #321 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,888 girlsCONebraska: #121 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 574 girlsNEMissouri: #154 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 864 girlsMOKentucky: #179 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsKYWest Virginia: #278 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsWVVirginia: #239 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,511 girlsVAMaryland: #524 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,052 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedDEArizona: #459 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,626 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedNMKansas: #123 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 558 girlsKSArkansas: #184 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 971 girlsARTennessee: #249 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,589 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #274 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #326 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,003 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #249 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,454 girlsOKLouisiana: #255 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,410 girlsLAMississippi: #204 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsMSAlabama: #383 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,497 girlsALGeorgia: #196 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maggie, so not publishedHITexas: #476 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,127 girlsTXFlorida: #448 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,165 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#112 · 1 in 532
  2. South Dakota#121 · 1 in 459
  3. Nebraska#121 · 1 in 574
  4. Kansas#123 · 1 in 558
  5. Montana#124 · 1 in 475

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#112301 in 532
Nebraska#121161 in 574
South Dakota#12181 in 459
Kansas#123251 in 558
Montana#12471 in 475
Missouri#154381 in 864
Kentucky#179211 in 1,011
Arkansas#184131 in 971
Wisconsin#184271 in 1,086
Minnesota#187241 in 1,164
Maine#18871 in 905
Ohio#192611 in 1,162
Georgia#196361 in 1,185
Pennsylvania#197601 in 1,210
Indiana#204291 in 1,213
Mississippi#204131 in 1,060
Massachusetts#223291 in 1,336
New Hampshire#23651 in 1,326
Virginia#239251 in 1,511
Oklahoma#249121 in 1,454
Tennessee#249191 in 1,589
Louisiana#255181 in 1,410
Illinois#270471 in 1,670
North Carolina#274231 in 1,777
West Virginia#27851 in 1,757
Connecticut#294101 in 1,910
New York#302681 in 1,795
Michigan#316291 in 2,154
Colorado#321111 in 1,888
Oregon#32591 in 1,865
South Carolina#326101 in 2,003
New Jersey#331221 in 2,180
Washington#357141 in 2,208
Alabama#38391 in 2,497
Utah#40561 in 2,259
Florida#448251 in 3,165
Arizona#459101 in 2,626
Texas#476441 in 3,127
Maryland#52471 in 4,052
California#552681 in 3,859
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
New Mexico
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 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 1990

girls
#288
958 births · 1 in 1,982 girls

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #288Maggie958
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 1,982 of them was named Maggie, which outranked 98.1% of the 15,234 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. #285Tatiana979
  2. #286Christy974
  3. #287Charlotte964
  4. #288Maggie958
  5. #289Stefanie957
  6. #290Tessa955
  7. #291Ruby954
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 5,592Alannah#6,531#939
  2. 1,178Symone#1,998#820
  3. 869Shelbi#1,750#881
  4. 831Latifah#1,532#701
  5. 828Skyler#1,564#736
Fallers
  1. 2,554Elizabet#524#3,078
  2. 1,572Katherin#717#2,289
  3. 652Stephani#390#1,042
  4. 504Ashanti#893#1,397
  5. 416Audrianna#759#1,175

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

See the top 100 for 1990