Declining since 2005, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Maggy since 1963
Babies named Maggy per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 16 |
| 1980s | 69 |
| 1990s | 118 |
| 2000s | 156 |
| 2010s | 121 |
| 2020s | 33 |
Meaning & origin
Maggy is a pet form of Margaret, a name with ancient Greek roots meaning 'pearl'. While Maggy has been recorded in U.S. data since 1963, it reached its highest rank (13,208) in 2008, during the broader trend of vintage nickname names gaining popularity. Since 2005, its usage has been falling, possibly as parents have shifted to the more common spelling 'Maggie'. In 2025, the name appeared with a 1 in 267,878 frequency, placing it well outside the top 1,000. Though Maggy is occasionally given as an independent name, it remains strongly associated with its parent name Margaret.
Maggy developed as a pet form of Margaret, which derives from the Greek margarites, meaning 'pearl'. Margaret entered English through Old French and Latin, and its many diminutives including Maggy have been in use since the Middle Ages. Maggy as an independent given name saw a notable rise in the 2000s, but has since declined in usage.
“Maggy” around the world
Where Maggy lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
15
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Maggie
Sibling names for Maggy
Names that share Maggy's style, for a brother or sister.
