Girls' name · since 1960
Magalie
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 270 babies named Magalie, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Magalie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 270 have been recorded since 1960.
Magalie has 270 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2022.
- #16,858 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 270 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magalie ranks #16,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 270 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Magalie's 270 recorded births place it above 76.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Magalie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Magalie's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Magalie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2022
- Peak year (1976)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Magalie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (68 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Magalie's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Magalie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 68 births (25% of all-time use).
Magalie by state
Where Magalie concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
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What to do with Magalie's data
- Magalie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Magalies (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Magalie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1960–2022 (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 Magalie 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.