Magenta is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 1998 and remains in steady use.
Magenta is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,535 for girl births in the United States (and #19,416 across all names), given to 8 babies. Magenta first appears in 1980 and peaked in 1998 (12 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,535 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #16,766 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #10,060 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,136 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,774 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #13,303 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #17,454 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #17,850 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #13,926 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,242 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #14,439 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #14,242 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #18,780 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #14,784 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #13,131 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,480 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #13,646 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #17,344 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #13,073 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #12,906 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,405 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #9,221 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #7,840 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #13,077 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #7,907 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,254 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,754 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,206 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #11,203 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,043 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,309 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,741 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #13,031 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #12,024 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,444 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,410 |