US rank #138 Girls' name Peak 2024 21,154 births

Magnolia — #138 US girls' name

21,154 babies named Magnolia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#138
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.2% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Magnolia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

2,146 babies were named Magnolia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Magnolia

The Social Security Administration has registered 21,154 babies named Magnolia between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Magnolia currently holds the #138 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 2,146 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Magnolia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 9,568 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Magnolia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,354 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Magnolia in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Magnolia 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 21,154 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.

Magnolia at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

21,154

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

2,146 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#138

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Magnolia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
2,146
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Magnolia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
9,568 births that decade — 45% of Magnolia's all-time total
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Magnolia by state

Where Magnolia concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Magnolia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,354 6.4%
#2 California
1,191 5.6%
#3 Georgia
1,139 5.4%
#4 North Carolina
1,064 5.0%
#5 Mississippi
1,044 4.9%
#6 Florida
928 4.4%
#7 Tennessee
905 4.3%
#8 Alabama
666 3.1%
Texas share of Magnolia's total US births 6.4%
Even split

1,354 of 21,154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Magnolia appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Magnolia?
21,154 babies have been named Magnolia since 1880. It currently ranks #138 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 2,146 births.
When was Magnolia most popular?
Magnolia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 9,568 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Magnolia most popular?
The top states for the name Magnolia are Texas (1,354 births), California (1,191 births), Georgia (1,139 births).
How long has the name Magnolia been used?
Magnolia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Magnolia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maggie, Magdalena, Magdalene, Magaly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.