US rank #4461 Boys' name Peak 2005 594 births

Magdiel — #4461 US boys' name

594 babies named Magdiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s361990s1012000s2012010s1462020s98
#4461
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Magdiel was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

28 babies were named Magdiel in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Magdiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 594 babies named Magdiel between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Magdiel currently holds the #4461 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Magdiel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Magdiel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Magdiel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Magdiel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 594 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Magdiel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

594

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2005

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,461

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Magdiel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
28
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0102030 20242018201220062000199419871974 6

Magdiel popularity over time — girls

26 total births recorded since 1999 (Magdiel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
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Magdiel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
201 births that decade — 34% of Magdiel's all-time total
1970s121980s361990s1012000s2012010s1462020s98

Magdiel by state

Where Magdiel concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Magdiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
40 6.7%
#2 California
25 4.2%
#3 Florida
23 3.9%
Texas share of Magdiel's total US births 6.7%
Even split

40 of 594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Magdiel?
594 babies have been named Magdiel since 1974. It currently ranks #4461 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 28 births.
When was Magdiel most popular?
Magdiel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Magdiel most popular?
The top states for the name Magdiel are Texas (40 births), California (25 births), Florida (23 births).
How long has the name Magdiel been used?
Magdiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Magdiel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Magnus, Magdaleno, Maguire, Magic, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.