How Many People Are Named Magic?
An estimated 432 people in the United States have the first name Magic. It is used for both genders, with 84.3% male. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Magic peaked in popularity in 2022 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Magic 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 Magic paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
432
About 1 in 793,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.3% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2022
31 births
Total Registered
439
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Magic
Magic is predominantly male (84.3%), though 69 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Magic as a male name
Ranked #4,264 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (25 births)
Magic as a female name
Ranked #11,841 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 2009 (8 births)
Magic: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Magic span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 134 babies were registered. Magic remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Magic by Decade
How has Magic 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.
Magic by State
Magic + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Magic as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Magic
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Magic: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Magic?
We estimate approximately 432 people named Magic 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 793,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Magic a common name?
Magic is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 439 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Magic most popular?
Magic reached peak popularity in 2022, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Magic is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Magic a male name?
Magic is predominantly male. 84.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Magic Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Magic Smith, Magic Johnson, Magic 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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