Magnolia is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Magnolia is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #124 for girl births in the United States (and #297 across all names), given to 2,233 babies. Magnolia first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (2,233 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,233 | 2,233 | #124 |
| 2024 | 2,155 | 2,155 | #138 |
| 2023 | 1,953 | 1,953 | #145 |
| 2022 | 1,885 | 1,885 | #151 |
| 2021 | 1,966 | 1,966 | #140 |
| 2020 | 1,623 | 1,623 | #176 |
| 2019 | 1,323 | 1,323 | #237 |
| 2018 | 1,048 | 1,048 | #314 |
| 2017 | 816 | 816 | #384 |
| 2016 | 618 | 618 | #507 |
| 2015 | 450 | 450 | #635 |
| 2014 | 336 | 336 | #825 |
| 2013 | 259 | 259 | #972 |
| 2012 | 221 | 221 | #1,123 |
| 2011 | 192 | 192 | #1,248 |
| 2010 | 166 | 166 | #1,390 |
| 2009 | 141 | 141 | #1,600 |
| 2008 | 141 | 141 | #1,613 |
| 2007 | 116 | 116 | #1,835 |
| 2006 | 100 | 100 | #1,998 |
| 2005 | 74 | 74 | #2,396 |
| 2004 | 66 | 66 | #2,544 |
| 2003 | 58 | 58 | #2,728 |
| 2002 | 66 | 66 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 75 | 75 | #2,182 |
| 2000 | 72 | 72 | #2,203 |
| 1999 | 33 | 33 | #3,685 |
| 1998 | 38 | 38 | #3,268 |
| 1997 | 30 | — | #3,772 |
| 1996 | 34 | — | #3,401 |
| 1995 | 25 | — | #4,172 |
| 1994 | 29 | — | #3,750 |
| 1993 | 28 | — | #3,838 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | #5,181 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | #4,923 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | #6,006 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #5,718 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,468 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #4,462 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,881 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #4,639 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,666 |
| 1982 | 22 | — | #3,715 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #5,129 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #4,437 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #4,984 |
| 1978 | 24 | — | #3,246 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #4,497 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #3,872 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #5,200 |
| 1973 | 22 | — | #3,078 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #4,432 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #5,814 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #6,123 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #4,903 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | #4,379 |
| 1967 | 15 | — | #3,425 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #4,101 |
| 1965 | 19 | — | #2,885 |
| 1964 | 19 | — | #2,973 |
| 1963 | 19 | — | #2,922 |
| 1962 | 18 | — | #2,990 |
| 1961 | 19 | — | #2,909 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | #3,831 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #4,194 |
| 1958 | 25 | — | #2,290 |
| 1957 | 24 | — | #2,323 |
| 1956 | 29 | — | #2,031 |
| 1955 | 27 | — | #2,088 |
| 1954 | 25 | — | #2,163 |
| 1953 | 47 | — | #1,434 |
| 1952 | 31 | — | #1,808 |
| 1951 | 42 | — | #1,458 |
| 1950 | 43 | — | #1,401 |
| 1949 | 43 | — | #1,417 |
| 1948 | 45 | — | #1,379 |
| 1947 | 47 | — | #1,351 |
| 1946 | 51 | — | #1,215 |
| 1945 | 48 | — | #1,137 |
| 1944 | 43 | — | #1,216 |
| 1943 | 45 | — | #1,209 |
| 1942 | 53 | — | #1,084 |
| 1941 | 47 | — | #1,078 |
| 1940 | 77 | — | #815 |
| 1939 | 48 | — | #1,032 |
| 1938 | 56 | — | #953 |
| 1937 | 51 | — | #985 |
| 1936 | 57 | — | #906 |
| 1935 | 81 | — | #756 |
| 1934 | 53 | — | #950 |
| 1933 | 85 | — | #707 |
| 1932 | 77 | — | #772 |
| 1931 | 69 | — | #827 |
| 1930 | 94 | — | #721 |
| 1929 | 76 | — | #812 |
| 1928 | 100 | — | #707 |
| 1927 | 117 | — | #668 |
| 1926 | 87 | — | #775 |
| 1925 | 125 | — | #659 |
| 1924 | 121 | — | #678 |
| 1923 | 127 | — | #658 |
| 1922 | 150 | — | #586 |
| 1921 | 151 | — | #589 |
| 1920 | 127 | — | #642 |
| 1919 | 136 | — | #605 |
| 1918 | 146 | — | #591 |
| 1917 | 102 | — | #681 |
| 1916 | 131 | — | #588 |
| 1915 | 120 | — | #596 |
| 1914 | 115 | — | #523 |
| 1913 | 89 | — | #539 |
| 1912 | 104 | — | #469 |
| 1911 | 73 | — | #485 |
| 1910 | 85 | — | #433 |
| 1909 | 77 | — | #420 |
| 1908 | 73 | — | #424 |
| 1907 | 41 | — | #578 |
| 1906 | 43 | — | #534 |
| 1905 | 47 | — | #493 |
| 1904 | 42 | — | #510 |
| 1903 | 46 | — | #474 |
| 1902 | 48 | — | #457 |
| 1901 | 19 | — | #759 |
| 1900 | 43 | — | #517 |
| 1899 | 21 | — | #693 |
| 1898 | 25 | — | #660 |
| 1897 | 28 | — | #578 |
| 1896 | 25 | — | #627 |
| 1895 | 31 | — | #535 |
| 1894 | 16 | — | #770 |
| 1893 | 23 | — | #609 |
| 1892 | 14 | — | #820 |
| 1891 | 15 | — | #715 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | #982 |
| 1889 | 17 | — | #631 |
| 1888 | 14 | — | #708 |
| 1887 | 10 | — | #773 |
| 1886 | 15 | — | #595 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | #1,002 |
| 1884 | 8 | — | #829 |
| 1883 | 8 | — | #734 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | #783 |
| 1881 | 12 | — | #495 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | #658 |