Maggie

Origin: Short form of Margaret, Magdalena, Magnolia, or Marigold (from English)

Girl's name · #294 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Maggie was #46 in 1880, slipped to #808 by 1970, and has climbed back to #294 today. Roughly 123,000 girls have been named Maggie since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Maggie ran about 3× its national rate in Mississippi and Arkansas.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Maggie ranks in other countries and regions.

#77 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #92 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #94 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #114 in New Zealand (2025) · #134 in Ireland (2025) · #162 in Scotland (2025) · #172 in N. Ireland (2025) · #185 in England & Wales (2025) · #478 in Sweden (2025) · #988 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,051 in France (2025) · #1,316 in Switzerland (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Maggies

Maggie Smith — British actress (1934–2024)
Maggie Gyllenhaal — American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1977)
Maggie Grace — American actress
Maggie Cheung — Hong Kong actress
Maggie Q — American actress

In stories & tradition

Maggie Simpson — The Simpsons (TV series)
Maggie Greene — The Walking Dead (comics)
Maggie Sawyer — Superman (comics)

What Maggies become

Among 586 notable people named Maggie:

Entertainers appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maggie Smith, British actress (1934–2024).

Similar names: Mae · Callie · Mabel · Angie · Lena · Lillie

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