Unisex name · since 1980
Magic
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 392 babies named Magic, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,590 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 1980
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Magic is the #4590 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 392 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Magic recorded 392 times among boys since 1980, holding rank #4590 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #9,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,590 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 392 born since 1980
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magic ranks #9,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,590 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 392 born since 1980, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,590 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 1980
- 2020s
- peak decade
Magic's 392 recorded births place it above 79.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Magic compares
392 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Magic's all-time total is 6% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Magic | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 392 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Magic's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Magic splits its recorded history at 2006: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Magic popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Magic popularity over time - girls
74 total births recorded since 1973 (Magic as girls' name)
Magic by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (118 births, 30% of the file).
2020s was Magic's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Magic births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 118 births (30% of all-time use).
Magic by state
Where Magic concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
11 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Magic's data
- California records the most Magics (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Magic: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Magic 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.