Recorded 1997–2023 Unisex name Peak 2000 577 births

Maguire — boys' name

577 babies named Maguire in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s562000s3682010s1262020s27
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Maguire was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

54 babies were named Maguire in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maguire

The Social Security Administration has registered 577 babies named Maguire between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maguire currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 54 babies received it in a single year. Maguire is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 108 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maguire performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 368 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maguire shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maguire in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maguire 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 577 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.

Maguire at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

577

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2000

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Maguire popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
54
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0204060 20232019201520112007200319991997 6

Maguire popularity over time — girls

108 total births recorded since 1998 (Maguire as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 108 births
45678910 202420222018201120062004200119991998 6

Maguire by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
368 births that decade — 64% of Maguire's all-time total
1990s562000s3682010s1262020s27

Maguire by state

Where Maguire concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maguire
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 1.0%
Florida share of Maguire's total US births 1.0%

6 of 577 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maguire?
577 babies have been named Maguire since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 54 births.
When was Maguire most popular?
Maguire was most popular in the 2000s decade with 368 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Maguire most popular?
The top states for the name Maguire are Florida (6 births).
Is Maguire a unisex name?
Yes, Maguire is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 577 births, and as a girl's name it has 108 births.
How long has the name Maguire been used?
Maguire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Maguire?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Magnus, Magdaleno, Magdiel, Magic, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1997–2023 (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.