Magnolia Name Popularity

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How popular is Magnolia?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Magnolia, ranked the 314th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Magnolia has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #314 was reached for the first time this year with 1,041 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Magnolia was less than 5, most recently in 1987.

Approximately during the years 1890-1895, 1897-1900, 1905-1908, 1909-1912, 1974-1978, 1988-1993, 1997-2000, and 2003-2017, the name Magnolia took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1930-1934, 1949-1952, and 1956-1959.

For a number of years, the name Magnolia has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Magnolia for their newborn has risen dramatically.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Magnolia?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Magnolia is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Magnolia (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,041	314
2017		813	384
2016		616	507
2015		449	635
2014		336	824
2013		257	976
2012		221	1,123
2011		192	1,247
2010		166	1,389
2009		140	1,602
2008		141	1,610
2007		116	1,833
2006		100	1,996
2005		74	2,393
2004		65	2,573
2003		58	2,727
2002		66	2,436
2001		75	2,181
2000		72	2,201
1999		33	3,682
1998		38	3,266
1997		30	3,769
1996		34	3,401
1995		25	4,172
1994		29	3,750
1993		28	3,837
1992		19	5,179
1991		20	4,922
1990		15	6,007
1989		15	5,714
1988		11	6,922
1987		< 5	--
1986		18	4,463
1985		7	8,879
1984		16	4,639
1983		12	5,661
1982		22	3,715
1981		14	5,125
1980		17	4,435
1979		14	4,983
1978		24	3,246
1977		17	4,159
1976		14	4,494
1975		17	3,870
1974		11	5,198
1973		22	3,079
1972		13	4,432
1971		9	5,810
1970		8	6,121
1969		10	4,901
1968		11	4,376
1967		16	3,274
1966		11	4,098
1965		19	2,884
1964		19	2,973
1963		19	2,922
1962		17	3,103
1961		19	2,910
1960		12	3,834
1959		10	4,194
1958		25	2,287
1957		24	2,323
1956		30	1,985
1955		26	2,141
1954		25	2,163
1953		47	1,434
1952		31	1,807
1951		42	1,459
1950		43	1,402
1949		43	1,417
1948		45	1,378
1947		47	1,352
1946		52	1,202
1945		48	1,137
1944		42	1,229
1943		45	1,208
1942		53	1,084
1941		47	1,078
1940		77	816
1939		48	1,030
1938		56	953
1937		51	986
1936		57	906
1935		81	756
1934		52	964
1933		85	707
1932		78	767
1931		69	826
1930		94	721
1929		76	812
1928		100	707
1927		117	668
1926		87	775
1925		125	660
1924		122	673
1923		127	658
1922		150	586
1921		150	591
1920		127	642
1919		136	605
1918		146	591
1917		102	681
1916		131	588
1915		120	596
1914		115	523
1913		89	539
1912		104	469
1911		73	485
1910		85	433
1909		77	420
1908		73	424
1907		41	578
1906		43	534
1905		47	493
1904		42	510
1903		46	474
1902		48	457
1901		19	759
1900		43	517
1899		21	693
1898		25	660
1897		28	578
1896		25	627
1895		31	535
1894		16	770
1893		23	609
1892		14	820
1891		15	715
1890		9	982
1889		17	631
1888		14	708
1887		10	773
1886		15	595
1885		6	1,002
1884		8	829
1883		8	734
1882		7	783
1881		12	495
1880		8	658

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.