girl · english and greek
Maggie
say it mag-ee
What Maggie means
- English and Greek pet form of Margaret: pearl Christian saint: form of Margaret; Margaret of Antioch, Margaret of Scotland
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 88 in Australia (2024)
- no. 110 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 120 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 125 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 200 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 202 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 302 in the US (2024)
- no. 400 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Margot Maisie Margarida Margaux Rita Margaret Megan Greta Margo Pearl Maisy Marguerite
Maggie in stories
- The Mill on the Floss: Maggie Tulliver, the passionate heroine
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Maggie the Cat, Tennessee Williams's heroine
- The Simpsons: Maggie Simpson, the pacifier-sucking baby
- The Walking Dead: Maggie Greene, the farmer's daughter turned leader