Is Maguire a boy or girl name?

Maguire is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 695 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.0% were girls and 83.0% were boys.

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Maguire

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Maguire was most popular in 2000, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,111 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 695 people named Maguire.

Maguire over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maguire’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maguire a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maguire is mostly a boy’s name — 17.0% of the 695 Americans given it were girls and 83.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 44% girls and 56% 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.

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