Girls' name · since 1984
Maghen
Maghen has 108 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maghen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 108 have been recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Maghen recorded 108 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1997.
- #26,287 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 108 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maghen ranks #26,287 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maghen's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maghen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maghen splits its recorded history at 1990: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maghen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1997
- Peak year (1986)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Maghen by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Maghen's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Maghen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Maghen's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 1990s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maghen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1984–1997 (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 Maghen 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.