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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Magan

Magan was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 927th; the most babies were born in 1990 (181). More babies were named Magan in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1990181 babies
Total since 1880
2,739babies recorded

Magan popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#10,92810
2000#2,84451
1990#1,005181
1980#1,56275
1970#7,6086
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Magan, counting every spelling?

Magan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Magan?

About 2,700 people born in the US named Magan are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 32 and 41. That makes Magan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Magan by state

How common Magan was among girls born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (6.7×), Arkansas (6.4×), Louisiana (5.4×), Mississippi (5.0×), Tennessee (3.4×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesKY0.15West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesVA0.08Maryland: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMD0.04Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.55 per 1,000 babiesAR0.55Tennessee: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesTN0.29North Carolina: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesNC0.24South Carolina: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesSC0.24District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOK0.13Louisiana: 0.47 per 1,000 babiesLA0.47Mississippi: 0.43 per 1,000 babiesMS0.43Alabama: 0.58 per 1,000 babiesAL0.58Georgia: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesGA0.19Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesTX0.16Florida: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesFL0.08
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Magan, girls, 1988–1992. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Magan

How popular is the name Magan?

Magan was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 927th; the most babies were born in 1990 (181). More babies were named Magan in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Magan a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,739 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Magan most popular?

In 1988–1992, Magan was most common in Alabama (0.58 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Louisiana.