Unisex name · since 1997
Maguire
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 577 babies named Maguire, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,243 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 577
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maguire sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 577 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Maguire recorded 577 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2023.
- #7,243 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 577 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maguire ranks #7,243 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 577 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,243 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 577
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maguire's 577 recorded births place it above 84.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Maguire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maguire splits its recorded history at 2010: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maguire popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Maguire popularity over time - girls
118 total births recorded since 1998 (Maguire as girls' name)
Maguire by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (368 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Maguire's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Maguire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
368 births
- 2010s 126
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 368 births (64% of all-time use).
How Maguire compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Maguire's total volume
Maguire by state
Where Maguire concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 1.0% |
6 of 577 births nationwide.
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What to do with Maguire's data
- Maguire's decade-level peak was the 2000s (368 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Maguires (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maguire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1997–2023 (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 Maguire 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.