Girls' name · since 1917
Magline
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Magline, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
43 girls have been named Magline since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Magline recorded 43 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1934.
- #36,736 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magline ranks #36,736 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #36,736 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Magline's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Magline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Magline splits its recorded history at 1925: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Magline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1934
- Peak year (1928)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Magline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (25 births, 58% of the file).
1920s was Magline's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Magline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 25 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Magline's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 1930s (12) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Magline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1917–1934 (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 Magline 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.