girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Maggie

Meaning A diminutive of the female given name Margaret Gender Girl Rank 2025 #294 Trend → Stable

A diminutive of the female given name Margaret.

Rank 2025
#294
among girls · ↑5 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,041
named Maggie · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,544
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
1,874 babies
All-time total
123,360
#322 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Maggie popularity over time

123,360 babies have been named Maggie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 7,072 – 7,072 707 – #46
1890s 8,607 30 8,637 864 +22% #60
1900s 8,289 21 8,310 831 -4% #75
1910s 11,485 40 11,525 1,153 +39% #95
1920s 11,695 80 11,775 1,178 +2% #170
1930s 6,805 65 6,870 687 -42% #216
1940s 5,019 11 5,030 503 -27% #276
1950s 3,503 – 3,503 350 -30% #383
1960s 2,327 – 2,327 233 -34% #535
1970s 3,347 – 3,347 335 +44% #439
1980s 7,508 6 7,514 751 +124% #265
1990s 11,098 7 11,105 1,111 +48% #224
2000s 16,897 22 16,919 1,692 +52% #181
2010s 13,060 – 13,060 1,306 -23% #225
2020s (to 2025) 6,366 – 6,366 1,061 -19% #283

Where Maggie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,034 0.64 #297
2027 1,028 0.64 #300
2028 1,022 0.64 #300
2029 1,018 0.63 #300
2030 1,014 0.63 #301

Where Maggie is most popular

Girls named Maggie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.650 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, Maine, and West Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maggie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arkansas 132 2.50 +284%
Maine 32 2.07 +218%
West Virginia 54 2.06 +217%
Mississippi 96 2.05 +216%
Montana 27 1.99 +207%
Kentucky 152 1.78 +173%
Tennessee 278 1.75 +170%
Alabama 163 1.74 +167%
Utah 141 1.69 +161%
Iowa 84 1.44 +121%
Idaho 46 1.37 +111%
Kansas 78 1.35 +108%
Nebraska 46 1.28 +97%
Oklahoma 91 1.24 +90%
Louisiana 106 1.21 +86%
North Carolina 274 1.20 +85%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +80%
Indiana 164 1.17 +80%
Missouri 139 1.15 +77%
North Dakota 15 1.14 +76%
South Carolina 101 1.12 +73%
New Hampshire 19 1.03 +58%
Minnesota 109 1.01 +55%
Georgia 228 1.00 +54%
Wisconsin 99 0.961 +48%
Massachusetts 112 0.926 +42%
Pennsylvania 208 0.880 +35%
Michigan 155 0.851 +31%
Oregon 55 0.845 +30%
Ohio 192 0.809 +24%
Colorado 82 0.735 +13%
Illinois 166 0.725 +12%
Washington 103 0.713 +10%
Connecticut 36 0.619 -5%
Virginia 103 0.604 -7%
Maryland 63 0.595 -9%
New Jersey 94 0.521 -20%
Texas 397 0.494 -24%
Arizona 59 0.420 -35%
New York 165 0.417 -36%
Florida 167 0.390 -40%
California 306 0.364 -44%
Nevada 5 0.108 -83%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maggie

Maggie is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #294 in 2025 with 1,041 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 123,360 American babies have been named Maggie. Its peak came in 2007, when 1,874 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maggie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maggie?

The median living Maggie is about 24 years old; half are between 14 and 40. An estimated 68 thousand people named Maggie are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maggie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,041 #294 – –
2024 1,057 #299 – –
2023 977 #318 – –
2022 1,076 #294 – –
2021 1,124 #283 – –
2020 1,091 #293 – –
2019 1,135 #295 – –
2018 1,128 #294 – –
2017 1,287 #248 – –
2016 1,324 #242 – –
2015 1,338 #241 – –
2014 1,356 #238 – –
2013 1,386 #232 – –
2012 1,308 #247 – –
2011 1,389 #230 – –
2010 1,409 #225 – –
2009 1,426 #233 – –
2008 1,607 #214 – –
2007 1,874 #181 – –
2006 1,853 #189 5 #13,263
2005 1,658 #210 5 #12,615
2004 1,631 #205 12 #6,380
2003 1,718 #188 – –
2002 1,697 #190 – –
2001 1,819 #181 – –
2000 1,614 #198 – –
1995 1,137 #250 – –
1990 958 #288 – –
1985 945 #265 – –
1980 460 #463 – –
1975 408 #463 – –
1970 172 #808 – –
1965 175 #756 – –
1960 325 #535 – –
1955 348 #486 – –
1950 444 #383 – –
1945 440 #326 – –
1940 511 #278 – –
1935 686 #240 – –
1930 794 #216 9 #2,925
1925 1,215 #179 8 #3,300
1920 1,299 #172 7 #3,695
1915 1,269 #150 – –
1910 940 #95 5 #1,755
1905 809 #84 6 #1,179
1900 1,045 #75 5 #1,426
1895 890 #67 – –
1890 891 #61 10 #652
1885 716 #51 – –
1880 582 #46 – –

Famous people named Maggie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Maggie Smith Maggie Smith British actress (1934–2024) Contemporary
  2. 2 Maggie Gyllenhaal Maggie Gyllenhaal American actress and filmmaker (born 1977) Contemporary
  3. 3 Maggie Q Maggie Q American actress (born 1979) Contemporary
  4. 4 Maggie Lawson Maggie Lawson American actress (born 1980) Contemporary
  5. 5 Maggie Grace Maggie Grace American actress (born 1983) Contemporary
  6. 6 Maggie Siff Maggie Siff American actress (born 1974) Contemporary
  7. 7 Maggie Wheeler Maggie Wheeler American actress b. 1961 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Hong Kong actress (born 1964) Contemporary
  9. 9 Maggie Hassan Maggie Hassan American politician (born 1958) Contemporary
  10. 10 Maggie Reilly Maggie Reilly Scottish singer (born 1956) Contemporary
  11. 11 Maggie McNamara Maggie McNamara American actress and model (1928–1978) Contemporary
  12. 12 Maggie Roswell Maggie Roswell American actress b. 1952 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Maggie Steffens American water polo player (born 1993) Contemporary
  14. 14 Maggie Laubser Maggie Laubser South African painter and printmaker 1886–1973 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maggie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maggie?

The median living Maggie is about 24 years old. Half of all living Maggies are between 14 and 40 years old.

How many people named Maggie are alive today?

An estimated 68 thousand people named Maggie are alive in the United States, based on 123,360 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maggie mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Margaret.

How popular is the name Maggie in 2025?

Maggie ranked #294 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,041 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maggie?

123,360 babies have been named Maggie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maggie most popular?

Maggie peaked in 2007, when 1,874 newborns received the name.

Is Maggie a boy or girl name?

Maggie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maggie rising or falling?

Maggie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maggie become more popular?

Maggie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,014 girls named Maggie in 2030, ranking around #301. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Maggie?

Well-known people named Maggie include Maggie Smith (actor), Maggie Gyllenhaal (actor), Maggie Q (actor).

Names like Maggie

Names that sound and feel close to Maggie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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