Magen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAY-gun
- Origin
- Greek
Magen is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Magen mean?
Greek: spelling of Megan, a Welsh pet form of Margaret
“pearl”
A spelling of Megan; separately, magen is the Hebrew word for shield, as in Magen David.
Is Magen a girl's or a boy's name?
Magen is a girls' name.
How popular is Magen in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 226 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Magen in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Magen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 47 | #3,065 |
| 2001 | 52 | #2,804 |
| 2000 | 61 | #2,476 |
| 1999 | 63 | #2,340 |
| 1998 | 75 | #1,989 |
| 1997 | 91 | #1,705 |
| 1996 | 90 | #1,683 |
| 1995 | 99 | #1,538 |
| 1994 | 112 | #1,422 |
| 1993 | 146 | #1,183 |
| 1992 | 155 | #1,136 |
| 1991 | 175 | #1,041 |
| 1990 | 222 | #873 |
| 1989 | 193 | #927 |
| 1988 | 202 | #872 |
| 1987 | 197 | #861 |
| 1986 | 197 | #845 |
| 1985 | 226 | #757 |
| 1984 | 147 | #979 |
| 1983 | 100 | #1,252 |
| 1982 | 79 | #1,510 |
| 1981 | 64 | #1,754 |
| 1980 | 73 | #1,583 |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,857 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,804 |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,877 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,663 |
| 1975 | 34 | #2,357 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
Names like Magen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Megan Cassidy Devyn Brynn Rhiannon Morgan Eden Regan Fallon Ryan Keegan
Names related to Magen
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Magen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/magen, updated 20 October 2026.