Magic
The Story of Magic
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Magic as a girl name dates back to 1973, when 6 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Magic — #12,429 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Magic on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Magic last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 69 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Magic on the record books as a boy name in 1980, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 27 Magics were born — ranking #4,033 that year. About 35% of every Magic on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Magic ranks #4,033 for boys with 27 births, rising sharply (+48% over the past five years). All told, over 423 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Magic
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About the name Magic
Magic is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 423 births in the dataset. Magic's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #4,033. Use the chart and map above to compare Magic's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.