Girls' name · since 1970
Magen
3,346 babies named Magen in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,346
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,346 girls have been named Magen since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Magen has 3,346 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2013.
- #3,353 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,346 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magen ranks #3,353 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,346 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,346
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Magen's 3,346 recorded births place it above 95.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Magen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Magen splits its recorded history at 1992: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 226 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Magen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2013
- Peak year (1985)
- 226
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Magen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,478 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Magen's strongest decade.
1,478 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Magen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 251
1970s
251 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,478 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,228 births
- 2000s 365
2000s
365 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,478 births (44% of all-time use).
How Magen 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 Magen's total volume
Magen by state
Where Magen concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 348 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 193 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 146 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 127 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 109 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 97 | 2.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 86 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 85 | 2.5% |
348 of 3,346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Magen appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Magen's data
- Magen's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,478 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Magens (348 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Magen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1970–2013 (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 Magen 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.