Is Magan a boy or girl name?

Magan is a girl’s name. Of the 2,739 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Magan

Recorded 1968–2011 · United States

Magan was most popular in 1990, when 181 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,718 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,739 people named Magan.

Magan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Magan’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Magan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Magan is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,739 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Magan

Where Magan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org