Girls' name · since 1980

Maygen

Maygen has 398 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

398
total births
1980–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade

Maygen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 398 recorded since 1980.

Maygen has 398 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2012.

  • 398 total births
  • 1980–2012 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 40% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Maygen's 398 recorded births place it above 81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

Maygen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Maygen splits its recorded history at 1997: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Maygen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1992)
23
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
510152025 198019861990199419982002200620112012 12

Maygen by decade

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

1990s was Maygen's strongest decade.

159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Maygen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 159 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Maygen by state

Where Maygen concentrates geographically, total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maygen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.5%
Texas share of Maygen's total US births 1.5%

6 of 398 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maygen?
Since 1980, Social Security records show 398 babies named Maygen. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 1992, with 23 births.
When was Maygen most popular?
Maygen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Maygen most popular?
The top states for the name Maygen are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Maygen been used?
Records for Maygen go back to 1980, giving 33 years of history through 2012.
What names are similar to Maygen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maya, May, Mayra, Mayme, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Maygen's data

  • Maygen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Maygens (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1980–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Maygen: Baby Name Since 1980 - 398 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maygen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Maygen 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 July 2026.