Girls' name · since 1948
Migdalia
Migdalia has 4,298 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,221 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,298
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
4,298 babies have been named Migdalia since 1948, making it today's #10221 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Migdalia has been recorded 4,298 times among girls since 1948, currently ranked #10221 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #2,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,221 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,298 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Migdalia ranks #2,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,221 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,298 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,221 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,298
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Migdalia's 4,298 recorded births place it above 96.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Migdalia compares
4,298 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Migdalia's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Migdalia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,298 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 229 | 21 | 19,840 |
Migdalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Migdalia's full recorded timeline at 1982, 16% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 84% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 229 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Migdalia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 229
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Migdalia popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1966 (Migdalia as boys' name)
Migdalia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,638 births, 38% of the file).
1960s was Migdalia's strongest decade.
1,638 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Migdalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,156 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,638 births
- 1970s
1970s
705 births
- 1980s 335
1980s
335 births
- 1990s 234
1990s
234 births
- 2000s 143
2000s
143 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,638 births (38% of all-time use).
How Migdalia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Migdalia's total volume
Migdalia by state
Where Migdalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,334 | 54.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 389 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 341 | 7.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 151 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Connecticut | | 85 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 77 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 11 | 0.3% |
2,334 of 4,298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Migdalia appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Migdalia's data
- Migdalia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,638 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Migdalias (2,334 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Migdalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Migdalia 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.