Recorded 1977–1999 Unisex name Peak 1986 69 births

Magin — unisex name

69 babies named Magin in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s371990s16
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Magin was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

10 babies were named Magin in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Magin

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Magin between 1977 and 1999, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Magin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Magin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1978.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Magin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Magin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Magin 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 69 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.

Magin at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

69

Since 1977

23 years of records

Peak year

1986

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1977

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1999

Magin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1977

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1986)
10
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 1999199319901989198619851984198019781977 8

Magin popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1978 (Magin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1978 5

Magin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
37 births that decade — 54% of Magin's all-time total
1970s161980s371990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Magin?
69 babies have been named Magin since 1977. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1986 with 10 births.
When was Magin most popular?
Magin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Is Magin a unisex name?
Yes, Magin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 69 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Magin been used?
Magin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 23 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Magin?
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, 1977–1999 (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.