Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Magnolia name popularity since 1925
20,835 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Magnolia. Half of them were born in 2020 or earlier, so the typical Magnolia is about 6 years old in 2026. Magnolia peaked in 2025 as the #124 name for girls, and it ranked #124 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,835
- Named Magnolia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #124
- for girls in 2025 (2,233 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 20,835 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 3.30× its national share
Peak year is the year Magnolia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Magnolia births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Magnolia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2014 and 2019, Magnolia became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 5,320 baby girls to 1 in 1,270.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Magnolia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Magnolia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Magnolia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 505 | – |
| 1930s | 671 | #756 |
| 1940s | 499 | #1,137 |
| 1950s | 303 | #2,088 |
| 1960s | 153 | #2,885 |
| 1970s | 149 | #3,872 |
| 1980s | 131 | #8,881 |
| 1990s | 271 | #4,172 |
| 2000s | 909 | #2,396 |
| 2010s | 5,429 | #635 |
| 2020–25 | 11,815 | #124 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
80.0% of babies named Magnolia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Magnolia is most popular
The index compares Magnolia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Magnolia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 3.30× | 747 |
| Arkansas | 2.34× | 449 |
| Tennessee | 2.30× | 906 |
| Georgia | 1.95× | 1,008 |
| North Carolina | 1.90× | 1,010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Magnolia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Magnolia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Magnolia (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data