Magnolia Girl

How popular is Magnolia?

#124 girl name in 2025

2,233 baby girls were named Magnolia in the US in 2025, making it the 124th most popular girl name.

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19,537living people named Magnolia (est.)
5median age of people named Magnolia
23,403babies named Magnolia since 1880
1 in 1,485US babies born in 2025

Magnolia popularity over time

01,2502,500 18801900192019401960198020002020
Rank in 2025#124 for girls (▲ 14 from 2024)
Babies in 20252,233 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+396% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#634 in 2015, #176 in 2020
Peak year2025 (2,233 girls)
Highest rank#124 in 2025
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Magnolia is most popular

Babies named Magnolia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Vermont: 4.5 per 1,000 (22 girls)
  2. Arkansas: 4.2 per 1,000 (224 girls)
  3. West Virginia: 4.1 per 1,000 (107 girls)
  4. Wyoming: 4.0 per 1,000 (17 girls)
  5. Mississippi: 3.5 per 1,000 (162 girls)

Magnolia by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s105#491
1890s207#530
1900s479#418
1910s1,101#432
1920s1,181#586
1930s671#703
1940s499#808
1950s303#1,395
1960s153#2,832
1970s149#3,014
1980s131#3,646
1990s271#3,219
2000s909#1,593
2010s5,429#237
2020s11,815#124

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Questions

Is Magnolia a boy or girl name?
Magnolia is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Magnolia were girls.
How popular is the name Magnolia?
2,233 baby girls were named Magnolia in the US in 2025, making it the 124th most popular girl name.
When was Magnolia most popular?
Magnolia peaked in 2025, when 2,233 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #124 in 2025.
How many people are named Magnolia?
23,403 babies have been named Magnolia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 19,537 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
Where is Magnolia most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Magnolia was most common in Vermont, at 4.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.