Girls' name · since 1880
Maggie
Maggie has 123,078 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #294 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 123,078
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maggie is the #294 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 123,078 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Maggie recorded 123,078 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #294 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #322 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #294 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 123,078 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maggie ranks #322 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #294 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 123,078 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #294 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 123,078
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maggie's 123,078 recorded births place it above 99.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Maggie compares
123,078 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maggie's all-time total is 327x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maggie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 123,078 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,874 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maggie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maggie's full recorded timeline at 1953, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 170 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 1,874 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maggie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 1,874
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Maggie popularity over time - boys
282 total births recorded since 1890 (Maggie as boys' name)
Maggie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (16,897 births, 14% of the file).
2000s was Maggie's strongest decade.
16,897 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Maggie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
7,072 births
- 1890s
1890s
8,607 births
- 1900s
1900s
8,289 births
- 1910s
1910s
11,485 births
- 1920s
1920s
11,695 births
- 1930s
1930s
6,805 births
- 1940s 5,019
1940s
5,019 births
- 1950s 3,503
1950s
3,503 births
- 1960s 2,327
1960s
2,327 births
- 1970s 3,347
1970s
3,347 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,508 births
- 1990s
1990s
11,098 births
- 2000s
2000s
16,897 births
- 2010s
2010s
13,060 births
- 2020s 6,366
2020s
6,366 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16,897 births (14% of all-time use).
How Maggie 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 Maggie's total volume
Maggie by state
Where Maggie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 7,447 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,446 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5,855 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5,358 | 4.4% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5,279 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5,070 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 4,865 | 4.0% |
| #8 | California | | 4,333 | 3.5% |
7,447 of 123,078 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Maggie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maggie's data
- Maggie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (16,897 total births) through the 2020s (6,366) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Maggies (7,447 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maggie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Maggie 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.