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    The first name Maggie

    A girl’s name.

    Pronounced /ˈmæɡi/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    A diminutive of the female given name Margaret.

    Maggie is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 271 girls were named Maggie, making it the 184th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 313 births (#171).

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    5,285
    babies named Maggie, 1996–2025
    #184
    rank in 2025
    2018
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Maggie with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Maggie at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 1,041 girls born in the United States were named Maggie, the 294th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 1,874 were.

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    123,360
    babies named Maggie since 1880
    #294
    rank in 2025
    2007
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Maggie in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    瑪吉 /玛吉
    Mǎjí
    Chinese
    Grete
    Danish, also Grethe, Merete
    Greet
    Dutch, also Greetje, Griet
    Reeta
    Finnish, also Reetta
    Maguy
    French, also Margot
    Gretel
    German, also Greta, Gretchen
    Gitta
    Hungarian, also Gréta
    Gréta
    Icelandic
    Rita
    Italian, also Greta
    マギー
    Magī
    Japanese
    매기
    Maegi
    Korean
    Greta
    Lithuanian
    Grete
    Norwegian, also Grethe, Meta
    Gosia
    Polish, also Małgosia, Marzena
    Rita
    Spanish
    Greta
    Swedish, also Märta, Meta
    Mared
    Welsh

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Maggie

    • Mags

    Famous people named Maggie

    42 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Maggie Grace
      American actress, born 1983
    • Maggie Hassan
      American politician (born 1958)
    • Maggie McNamara
      American actress (1928-1978)
    • Maggie Siff
      American actress, born 1974
    • Maggie Lawson
      American actress, born 1980
    • Maggie O'Farrell
      British writer, born 1972
    • Maggie Stiefvater
      American novelist (born 1981)
    • Maggie Roswell
      American actress, born 1952
    • Maggie Steffens
      American water polo player, born 1993
    • Maggie Aderin
      British space scientist, born 1968
    • Maggie Gobran
      Egyptian charity fundraiser, born 1949
    • Maggie De Block
      Flemish politician (born 1962)

    Questions

    How popular is the name Maggie?
    In 2025, 271 girls born in England and Wales were named Maggie, ranking 184th. Its peak was 2018, with 313 births.
    What are nicknames for Maggie?
    Common nicknames for Maggie include Mags.
    Is Maggie a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 123,360 US babies named Maggie since 1880 were girls.
    When was Maggie most popular?
    2007 in the United States, when 1,874 babies were named Maggie, its highest rank at 181st.
    How do you pronounce Maggie?
    Maggie is /ˈmæɡi/, 2 syllables.