Girls' name · since 1974
Maegen
Maegen has 875 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 875
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maegen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 875 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Maegen recorded 875 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2008.
- #8,227 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 875 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maegen ranks #8,227 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 875 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 875
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maegen's 875 recorded births place it above 88.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Maegen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maegen's full recorded timeline at 1991, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maegen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2008
- Peak year (1990)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Maegen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (372 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Maegen's strongest decade.
372 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Maegen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 74
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
372 births
- 1990s
1990s
333 births
- 2000s 96
2000s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 372 births (43% of all-time use).
How Maegen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maegen's total volume
Maegen by state
Where Maegen concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 59 | 6.7% |
| #2 | California | | 55 | 6.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
59 of 875 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Maegen's data
- Maegen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (372 total births); usage has since declined to 96 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Maegens (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maegen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maegen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.