Boy or Girl

Is Magan a boy or girl name?

Magan was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,739 US babies named Magan were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Magan since 1968
2,739
Most popular year
1990
181 babies
Babies named Magan each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Magan from 1968 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Magan, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1960s07100%
1970s0259100%
1980s01,240100%
1990s0971100%
2000s0244100%
2010s018100%
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–8#12,917
20100–10#10,926
20090–10#11,175
20080–11#10,513
20070–17#7,617
20060–19#6,740
20050–11#9,871
20040–13#8,538
20030–25#5,042
20020–43#3,271
20010–44#3,178
20000–51#2,844
19990–50#2,770
19980–59#2,385
19970–63#2,185
19960–69#2,031
19950–93#1,611
19940–90#1,670
19930–97#1,585
19920–138#1,256
19910–131#1,281
19900–181#1,005
19890–179#974
19880–173#964
19870–156#1,003
19860–168#946
19850–171#927
19840–122#1,130
19830–89#1,357
19820–56#1,911
19810–51#2,045
19800–75#1,562
19790–63#1,747
19780–49#1,976
19770–48#2,012
19760–40#2,156
19750–30#2,590
19740–8#6,600
19730–10#5,412
19720–5#9,054
19710–0–
19700–6#7,609
19690–0–
19680–7#5,990

Highest rank

Magan has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #927 in 1985. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Magan

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.