Girls' name · since 1913
Magaline
439 babies named Magaline in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 439
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Magaline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 439 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Magaline recorded 439 times among girls since 1913, 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 1913 to 1966.
- #12,786 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 439 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magaline ranks #12,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 439 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 439
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Magaline's 439 recorded births place it above 82.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Magaline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Magaline's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Magaline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1966
- Peak year (1932)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Magaline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (125 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Magaline's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Magaline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s
1920s
125 births
- 1930s
1930s
124 births
- 1940s
1940s
78 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 125 births (28% of all-time use).
Magaline by state
Where Magaline concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 24 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 5 | 1.1% |
24 of 439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Magaline's data
- Magaline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Magalines (24 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Magaline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1913–1966 (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 Magaline 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.