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Magan

  • Origin Atayal
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 2,783

Magan is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2011 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Magan is a name of Atayal origin.
  • Peaked in 1990, when 181 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1968.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Magan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

1,240
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Magan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 7
1970s 259
1980s 1,240
1990s 971
2000s 244
2010s (to 2011) 18

How popular is Magan?

In 2011, Magan was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Magan is used

Canada #2,902 5 in 2000
England & Wales #6,036 3 in 2004
United States #13,336 8 in 2011

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Magan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Magan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Magan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Magan

How popular is the name Magan?

In 2011, Magan was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Magan a girl's or a boy's name?

Magan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Magan?

Magan has 2 syllables.

When was Magan most popular?

Magan peaked in 1990, when 181 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.