Magda
Magda was the 9853rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 1235th with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 741 places. More babies were named Magda in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,853 girls, up 941 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196676 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,870babies recorded
Magda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,853 | 10 |
| 2020 | #10,794 | 9 |
| 2010 | #7,749 | 16 |
| 2000 | #3,944 | 32 |
| 1990 | #2,550 | 47 |
| 1980 | #2,268 | 44 |
| 1970 | #1,378 | 76 |
| 1960 | #1,687 | 45 |
| 1950 | #3,841 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,881 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,902 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,730 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Magda, counting every spelling?
Magda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Magda?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Magda (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Magda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Magda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Magda?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Magda are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 32 and 59. That makes Magda mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Magda by state
How common Magda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Magda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Magda, they share its era and feel.
Magda is also a nickname for Magdalena.
Questions about the name Magda
How popular is the name Magda?
Magda was the 9853rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 1235th with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 741 places. More babies were named Magda in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Magda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Magda in the US.
Where is Magda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Magda was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).