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Its wave through time A fashion of the 1980s
In the United States 0 50 100 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1985 per million babies of that sex 2,739 babies given this name since 1968 At its height in 1985, about 1 in 10,100 girls Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020 Names worth a look Megan Girl Welsh pet form of Marged (Margaret), from Greek margaritēs 'pearl'. Victorian · peak 1985 Mackenzie Girl From the Scottish surname MacCoinnich 'son of Coinneach'; Coinneach is usually explained as 'handsome, comely'. Modern · peak 2001 Mckenzie Girl A spelling of Mackenzie, from the Scottish surname MacCoinnich 'son of Coinneach' ('handsome, comely'). Modern · peak 2000 Makenzie Girl From the Scottish surname Mackenzie, Gaelic MacCoinnich 'son of Coinneach'; Coinneach (Kenneth) is usually linked… Modern · peak 2011 Mckenna Girl From the Irish surname Mac Cionaodha 'son of Cionaodh'. Cionaodh is often said to mean 'born of fire', but its… Modern · peak 2002 Makenna Girl A spelling of McKenna, from the Irish surname Mac Cionaodha 'son of Cionaodh', a personal name of unsettled meaning. Modern · peak 2005 Magnolia Girl From the flowering tree, named after the French botanist Pierre Magnol. Victorian · peak 2020 Magnus Boy From Latin magnus 'great', taken from the epithet of Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus). Middle Ages · peak 2017 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.