Magali
Magali is a name with multiple cultural origins: French, Occitan.
- French
- Occitan
Meaning & Origin of Magali
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Magali is a name with multiple cultural origins: French, Occitan.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- Occitan
The Story of Magali
American parents first put Magali on the record books as a baby girl name in 1950, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 142 Magalis were born — ranking #1,329 that year. About 29% of every Magali on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Magali ranks #4,490 for baby girls with 31 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Magali
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Magali. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Magali most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- France63%
- Argentina12%
- Belgium10%
- Brazil7%
- Mexico7%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Magali
Phonetically similar names — useful when Magali is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Magali
Magali is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Magali's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,329. Use the chart and map above to compare Magali's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.