Recorded 1984–1997 Girls' name Peak 1986 108 births

Maghen — girls' name

108 babies named Maghen in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s591990s49
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Maghen was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

14 babies were named Maghen in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maghen

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Maghen between 1984 and 1997, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maghen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maghen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maghen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maghen 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 108 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.

Maghen at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

108

Since 1984

14 years of records

Peak year

1986

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1984

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1997

Maghen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1984

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1986)
14
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
46810121416 1997199419921990198819861984 5

Maghen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
59 births that decade — 55% of Maghen's all-time total
1980s591990s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maghen?
108 babies have been named Maghen since 1984. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1986 with 14 births.
When was Maghen most popular?
Maghen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Maghen been used?
Maghen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 14 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Maghen?
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.

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, 1984–1997 (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.