Girls' name · since 1912
Magalene
511 babies named Magalene in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
511 girls have been named Magalene since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Magalene has 511 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1963.
- #11,687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 511 born since 1912
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magalene ranks #11,687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 511 born since 1912, peaking in the 1940s.
- #11,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Magalene's 511 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Magalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Magalene's full recorded timeline at 1939, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Magalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1963
- Peak year (1929)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Magalene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (139 births, 27% of the file).
1940s was Magalene's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Magalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
129 births
- 1930s
1930s
132 births
- 1940s
1940s
139 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 139 births (27% of all-time use).
How Magalene 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 Magalene's total volume
Magalene by state
Where Magalene concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 37 | 7.2% |
37 of 511 births nationwide.
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What to do with Magalene's data
- Magalene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Magalenes (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Magalene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1912–1963 (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 Magalene 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.