Magic
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- MAJ-ik
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Magic is a name of English origin, meaning “magic”. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Magic mean?
English: English word
“magic”
English word name; basketball great Magic Johnson made it famous as a nickname.
Is Magic a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Magic has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 22 boys in the US.
How popular is Magic in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,538th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Magic, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980. 5 girls were also named Magic in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Magic in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Magic in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
Names like Magic
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mason, Stetson, Maverick, Colter, Luca, Kingston, Colson, Cooper, Sawyer, Easton, Hudson, Beckett
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
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, “Magic: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/magic, updated 20 October 2026.