At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025 (boys)
- #4,539 (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025 (boys)
- 22 (<0.01% of boys)
- As a girl name
- #14,942 in 2025 (5 babies)Peak #7,435 in 1973
- Trend (boys)
- Rising #6,620 in 2020 to #4,539 in 2025
- Peak (boys)
- #4,200 in 2024
- First recorded
- 1973 (as a girl name; 1980 as a boy name)
Meaning of Magic
Magic (pronounced MAG-ik /ˈmædʒɪk/) conjures images of starlit forests and the soft rustle of old spellbooks—an English word with roots in the Greek magos, once used to describe a wise practitioner. Embraced as a unisex choice, Magic offers every child an open invitation to explore curiosity and wonder, like a blank page waiting for an enchanting tale. Though it’s still rare—25 newborns in the US carried the name in 2024, placing it near rank 899—its gentle rise hints at parents’ growing fondness for monikers that truly sparkle. While it might not guarantee the power to levitate spoons at the dinner table, Magic promises a lifetime of possibility and the kind of bright-eyed imagination that can light up any room.
How to pronounce Magic
English
- Pronounced MAG-ik /ˈmædʒɪk/
Popularity of Magic in the U.S.
Magic was the #4,539 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 22 babies. It peaked at #4,200 in 2024. It first appears in the records in 1973, as a girl name, and was the #14,942 girl name in 2025, with 5 babies.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Boys year by year, 1980–2025 39 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 4,539 | ▼ 339 |
| 2024 | 25 | 4,200 | ▲ 875 |
| 2023 | 19 | 5,075 | ▼ 633 |
| 2022 | 23 | 4,442 | ▲ 896 |
| 2021 | 17 | 5,338 | ▲ 1,282 |
| 2020 | 12 | 6,620 | ▼ 1,669 |
| 2019 | 19 | 4,951 | ▼ 475 |
| 2018 | 22 | 4,476 | ▲ 2,619 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7,095 | ▲ 1,721 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8,816 | ▼ 776 |
| 2015 | 9 | 8,040 | ▲ 4,068 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,108 | ▼ 4,571 |
| 2013 | 10 | 7,537 | ▼ 1,817 |
| 2012 | 15 | 5,720 | ▲ 1,782 |
| 2011 | 10 | 7,502 | ▲ 3,264 |
| 2010 | 6 | 10,766 | ▼ 3,074 |
| 2009 | 10 | 7,692 | ▼ 929 |
| 2008 | 12 | 6,763 | ▲ 2,152 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8,915 | ▲ 3,140 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12,055 | ▼ 583 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,472 | ▼ 2,545 |
| 2004 | 7 | 8,927 | ▲ 1,967 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10,894 | ▼ 227 |
| 2002 | 5 | 10,667 | ▼ 1,424 |
| 2001 | 6 | 9,243 | ▼ 2,404 |
| 2000 | 9 | 6,839 | back (not recorded in 1996–1999) |
| 1995 | 9 | 5,928 | back (not recorded in 1994) |
| 1993 | 8 | 6,228 | ▼ 568 |
| 1992 | 9 | 5,660 | ▲ 1,611 |
| 1991 | 6 | 7,271 | back (not recorded in 1990) |
| 1989 | 5 | 7,905 | ▼ 635 |
| 1988 | 5 | 7,270 | back (not recorded in 1987) |
| 1986 | 8 | 4,853 | ▲ 294 |
| 1985 | 7 | 5,147 | ▼ 174 |
| 1984 | 7 | 4,973 | ▲ 1,265 |
| 1983 | 5 | 6,238 | ▼ 618 |
| 1982 | 6 | 5,620 | ▼ 152 |
| 1981 | 6 | 5,468 | ▲ 57 |
| 1980 | 6 | 5,525 | new |
Girls year by year, 1973–2025 12 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 14,942 | back (not recorded in 2023–2024) |
| 2022 | 8 | 11,231 | ▲ 2,233 |
| 2021 | 6 | 13,464 | ▼ 1,322 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12,142 | ▲ 1,657 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13,799 | ▼ 2,372 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11,427 | back (not recorded in 2013–2017) |
| 2012 | 5 | 16,869 | back (not recorded in 2010–2011) |
| 2009 | 8 | 12,429 | back (not recorded in 2008) |
| 2007 | 5 | 17,636 | back (not recorded in 1988–2006) |
| 1987 | 5 | 11,325 | back (not recorded in 1977–1986) |
| 1976 | 5 | 9,284 | back (not recorded in 1974–1975) |
| 1973 | 6 | 7,435 | new |
Notable people named Magic
- Earvin Magic Johnson is an American businessman and basketball legend who led the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA championships.