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Magnolia

Magnolia holds the #124 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 2,233 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #176 in 2020 to #124 today. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Magnolia, which stretches back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Arkansas (#29 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#124
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#124
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
2,233
girls named Magnolia

Magnolia popularity, 1880–2025

0.038%0.075%0.11%0.15%18801900192019401960198020002020#124 in 2025
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Magnolia is most popular

Alaska: #50 (10 girls, 0.60% of girls born 2025)AK#50Maine: #131 (8 girls, 0.26% of girls born 2025)ME#131Vermont: #75 (5 girls, 0.51% of girls born 2025)VT#75New Hampshire: #236 (5 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)NH#236Washington: #167 (43 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)WA#167Idaho: #101 (20 girls, 0.28% of girls born 2025)ID#101Montana: #122 (8 girls, 0.28% of girls born 2025)MT#122North Dakota: #195 (5 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)ND#195Minnesota: #304 (18 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MN#304Wisconsin: #154 (34 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)WI#154Michigan: #125 (66 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)MI#125New York: #304 (55 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NY#304Massachusetts: #353 (16 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MA#353Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia in 2025RI—Oregon: #90 (35 girls, 0.27% of girls born 2025)OR#90Nevada: #235 (11 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)NV#235Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia in 2025WY—South Dakota: #97 (10 girls, 0.33% of girls born 2025)SD#97Iowa: #131 (24 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)IA#131Illinois: #249 (42 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)IL#249Indiana: #91 (66 girls, 0.24% of girls born 2025)IN#91Ohio: #105 (95 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)OH#105Pennsylvania: #176 (63 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)PA#176New Jersey: #470 (16 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NJ#470Connecticut: #248 (13 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)CT#248California: #314 (104 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CA#314Utah: #129 (34 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)UT#129Colorado: #161 (36 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)CO#161Nebraska: #95 (21 girls, 0.30% of girls born 2025)NE#95Missouri: #71 (71 girls, 0.29% of girls born 2025)MO#71Kentucky: #56 (60 girls, 0.35% of girls born 2025)KY#56West Virginia: #73 (18 girls, 0.35% of girls born 2025)WV#73Virginia: #105 (68 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)VA#105Maryland: #144 (33 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)MD#144Delaware: #98 (8 girls, 0.35% of girls born 2025)DE#98Arizona: #219 (31 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)AZ#219New Mexico: #217 (7 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)NM#217Kansas: #112 (28 girls, 0.24% of girls born 2025)KS#112Arkansas: #29 (53 girls, 0.50% of girls born 2025)AR#29Tennessee: #46 (111 girls, 0.35% of girls born 2025)TN#46North Carolina: #71 (124 girls, 0.27% of girls born 2025)NC#71South Carolina: #68 (54 girls, 0.30% of girls born 2025)SC#68District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #53 (51 girls, 0.35% of girls born 2025)OK#53Louisiana: #49 (61 girls, 0.37% of girls born 2025)LA#49Mississippi: #49 (34 girls, 0.38% of girls born 2025)MS#49Alabama: #43 (69 girls, 0.38% of girls born 2025)AL#43Georgia: #51 (134 girls, 0.30% of girls born 2025)GA#51Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Magnolia in 2025HI—Texas: #167 (196 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)TX#167Florida: #113 (150 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)FL#113
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alaska (#50), Vermont (#75), Arkansas (#29)

Uniqueness score

24/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Magnolia in the most recent year of SSA data.

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