Recorded 1970–2013 Girls' name Peak 1985 3,346 births

Magen — girls' name

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.

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1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Magen was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

226 babies were named Magen in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Magen

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,346 babies named Magen between 1970 and 2013, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Magen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 226 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Magen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,478 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Magen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 348 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Magen in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Magen 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 3,346 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.

Magen at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

3,346

Since 1970

44 years of records

Peak year

1985

226 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1970

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2013

Magen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1970

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1985)
226
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Magen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,478 births that decade — 44% of Magen's all-time total
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Magen by state

Where Magen concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Magen
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%
Texas share of Magen's total US births 10.4%
Even split

348 of 3,346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Magen appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Magen?
3,346 babies have been named Magen since 1970. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1985 with 226 births.
When was Magen most popular?
Magen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,478 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Magen most popular?
The top states for the name Magen are Texas (348 births), California (193 births), Florida (146 births).
How long has the name Magen been used?
Magen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 44 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Magen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maggie, Magnolia, Magdalena, Magdalene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1970–2013 (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.