Magaly
Magaly is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Magaly
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Magaly is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Magaly
The earliest SSA record of Magaly as a baby girl name dates back to 1951, when 8 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 169 newborns named Magaly — #1,206 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Magaly on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Magaly ranks #3,526 for baby girls with 44 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Magaly
Magaly is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Magaly's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #1,190. Use the chart and map above to compare Magaly'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.