US rank #15608 Girls' name Peak 2008 512 births

Maggy — #15608 US girls' name

512 babies named Maggy in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s161980s691990s1182000s1562010s1212020s27
#15608
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Maggy was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

22 babies were named Maggy in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maggy

The Social Security Administration has registered 512 babies named Maggy between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maggy currently holds the #15608 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maggy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Maggy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maggy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maggy 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 512 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.

Maggy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

512

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2008

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,608

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maggy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
22
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Maggy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
156 births that decade — 30% of Maggy's all-time total
1960s51970s161980s691990s1182000s1562010s1212020s27

Maggy by state

Where Maggy concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maggy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 2.3%
California share of Maggy's total US births 2.3%

12 of 512 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maggy?
512 babies have been named Maggy since 1963. It currently ranks #15608 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 22 births.
When was Maggy most popular?
Maggy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Maggy most popular?
The top states for the name Maggy are California (12 births).
How long has the name Maggy been used?
Maggy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maggy?
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, 1963–2024 (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.