Girls' name · since 1884
Mag
Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Mag, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #53,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mag is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1884.
Social Security Administration records show Mag recorded 11 times among girls since 1884, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1924.
- #53,624 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mag ranks #53,624 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #53,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mag's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mag's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mag's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mag popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1924
- Peak year (1924)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Mag by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Mag's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Mag births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mag: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1884–1924 (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 Mag 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.