How Many People Are Named Maggie?
An estimated 63,985 people in the United States have the first name Maggie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Maggie peaked in popularity in 2007 with 1,874 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maggie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maggie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Maggie is overwhelmingly female, 282 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
63,985
About 1 in 5,357 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2007
1,874 births
Total Registered
122,305
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maggie
Maggie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 122,305 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Maggie as a male name
Ranked #13,260 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1918 (12 births)
Maggie as a female name
Ranked #300 in 2024
1,051 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (1,874 births)
Maggie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maggie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 16,919 babies were registered. While Maggie is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maggie by Decade
How has Maggie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,072 | 0 | 7,072 | |
| 1890s | 8,637 | 30 | 8,607 | |
| 1900s | 8,310 | 21 | 8,289 | |
| 1910s | 11,525 | 40 | 11,485 | |
| 1920s | 11,775 | 80 | 11,695 | |
| 1930s | 6,870 | 65 | 6,805 | |
| 1940s | 5,030 | 11 | 5,019 | |
| 1950s | 3,502 | 0 | 3,502 | |
| 1960s | 2,327 | 0 | 2,327 | |
| 1970s | 3,348 | 0 | 3,348 | |
| 1980s | 7,514 | 6 | 7,508 | |
| 1990s | 11,106 | 7 | 11,099 | |
| 2000s | 16,919 | 22 | 16,897 | |
| 2010s | 13,058 | 0 | 13,058 | |
| 2020s | 5,312 | 0 | 5,312 | |
Maggie by State
Birth registrations for Maggie span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Hawaii, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 1,858 Maggies were registered per state.
Maggie + Last Name Combinations
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Maggie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maggie?
We estimate approximately 63,985 people named Maggie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,357 Americans share this first name.
Is Maggie a common name?
Maggie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 122,305 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maggie most popular?
Maggie reached peak popularity in 2007, when 1,874 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maggie is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maggie a female name?
Maggie is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maggie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maggie Smith, Maggie Johnson, Maggie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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