Mag vs Maggie

Side-by-side comparison of Mag and Maggie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mag

Girl name

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Name B

Maggie

Girl name · Rank #299

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Metric Mag Maggie
Current Rank Unranked #299
Total Births (all years) 11 122,023
Peak Year 1924 2007
Peak Year Births 6 1,874
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mag Maggie
1880ss 5 7,072
1890ss — 8,607
1900ss — 8,289
1910ss — 11,485
1920ss 6 11,695
1930ss — 6,805
1940ss — 5,019
1950ss — 3,502
1960ss — 2,327
1970ss — 3,348
1980ss — 7,508
1990ss — 11,099
2000ss — 16,897
2010ss — 13,058
2020ss — 5,312

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mag Maggie
2014 — 1,355
2015 — 1,338
2016 — 1,324
2017 — 1,287
2018 — 1,128
2019 — 1,135
2020 — 1,090
2021 — 1,121
2022 — 1,074
2023 — 976
2024 — 1,051

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1884–1924.

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