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Magee
OriginIrish
Meaning"son of Hugh"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
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US rank · boysUnranked
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About Magee
Magee became one of the first gender-bending Irish surname names so popular today thanks to New York television newswoman Magee Hickey. In case you don't know, the g is hard, as in Maggie, but with the opposite emphasis.
Magee for boys
Magee has a broad and bouncy appeal for the sons of anyone from Adam to Zachary.
Pronounced muh-GEE (hard G).
As of October 2026, Magee ranked #14596 in US births in 1992 SSA, peaked at #10719 in 1978.
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- Magee HickeyGirl
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- Jeffrey Lionel *Maniac* MageeBoy
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