Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Magnolia

Gender

Female

Origin

French
Flower
Flower known for its sweet scent, can be used as a reference to girls from the American South

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Flower
  • Green
  • Music or Musician
  • Nature
  • Word

Pronunciation

mag-no-lia

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #124, 2,233 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20252,233
20242,146
20231,951
20221,884
20211,965
20201,622
20191,322
20181,048
2017815
2016618

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #2137, 13 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202513
20249
20238
20226
20216
20204
20197
2018–
20173
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #1250, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3528, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20236
20223
20214
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #321, 10 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202310
2022–
20216
20205
20197
20185
20177
2016–
20157
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence