Maggie

“Short form of Margaret, Magdalena, Magnolia, or Marigold” — English origin

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

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. In Mississippi and Arkansas it runs about 3× its national rate.

Around the world: #77 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #92 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #94 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

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

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
Maggie Greene — The Walking Dead · The Walking Dead: Dead City
Maggie Sawyer — Superman

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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