Recorded 1975–1994 Girls' name Peak 1986 179 births

Magon — girls' name

179 babies named Magon in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s1201990s44
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Magon was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

22 babies were named Magon in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Magon

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Magon between 1975 and 1994, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Magon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Magon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Magon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Magon 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 179 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.

Magon at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

179

Since 1975

20 years of records

Peak year

1986

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1975

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1994

Magon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1975

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1986)
22
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 199419921990198819861984198219771975 5

Magon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
120 births that decade — 67% of Magon's all-time total
1970s151980s1201990s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Magon?
179 babies have been named Magon since 1975. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1986 with 22 births.
When was Magon most popular?
Magon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Magon been used?
Magon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 20 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Magon?
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, 1975–1994 (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.