Is Magen a boy or girl name?

Magen is a girl’s name. Of the 3,346 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Magen

Recorded 1970–2013 · United States

Magen was most popular in 1985, when 226 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,310 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,346 people named Magen.

Magen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Magen’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Magen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Magen is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,346 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 Magen

Where Magen 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