Magaly
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-gah-LEE
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #3,067 for girls
Magaly is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. In 2025 it ranked 3,067th for girls in the US (53 babies).
What does Magaly mean?
Greek: Spanish spelling of Magali, a Provençal form of Margaret
“pearl”
Magali began as a Provençal form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, 'pearl'.
Is Magaly a girl's or a boy's name?
Magaly is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 53 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Magaly in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,067among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 30,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 53 girls in the US were named Magaly, making it the 3,067th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,931st. Its busiest year was 2001, with 169 girls. It first appears in the records in 1951.
2025 had more girls named Magaly than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Magaly in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 84 girls in the US were given Magaly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,914, up from #3,067 for this spelling alone.
- Magaly 53
- Magali 31
Magaly in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #3,067 |
| 2024 | 45 | #3,459 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3,140 |
| 2022 | 44 | #3,535 |
| 2021 | 48 | #3,296 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,931 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2,482 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,610 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,873 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,517 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2,471 |
| 2014 | 91 | #2,114 |
| 2013 | 112 | #1,814 |
| 2012 | 128 | #1,663 |
| 2011 | 131 | #1,639 |
| 2010 | 97 | #2,043 |
| 2009 | 110 | #1,901 |
| 2008 | 115 | #1,854 |
| 2007 | 153 | #1,510 |
| 2006 | 158 | #1,428 |
| 2005 | 138 | #1,508 |
| 2004 | 163 | #1,307 |
| 2003 | 151 | #1,341 |
| 2002 | 129 | #1,479 |
| 2001 | 169 | #1,205 |
| 2000 | 164 | #1,208 |
| 1999 | 116 | #1,480 |
| 1998 | 106 | #1,555 |
| 1997 | 122 | #1,388 |
| 1996 | 128 | #1,326 |
| 1995 | 127 | #1,303 |
| 1994 | 148 | #1,188 |
| 1993 | 142 | #1,220 |
| 1992 | 117 | #1,399 |
| 1991 | 105 | #1,487 |
| 1990 | 89 | #1,653 |
| 1989 | 93 | #1,529 |
| 1988 | 75 | #1,702 |
| 1987 | 81 | #1,552 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,637 |
| 1985 | 36 | #2,656 |
| 1984 | 50 | #2,017 |
| 1983 | 45 | #2,155 |
| 1982 | 48 | #2,115 |
| 1981 | 55 | #1,935 |
| 1980 | 39 | #2,440 |
| 1979 | 54 | #1,917 |
| 1978 | 33 | #2,572 |
| 1977 | 37 | #2,381 |
| 1976 | 38 | #2,210 |
| 1975 | 37 | #2,232 |
| 1974 | 33 | #2,348 |
| 1973 | 37 | #2,127 |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,856 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,828 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,904 |
| 1969 | 36 | #2,102 |
| 1968 | 36 | #1,999 |
| 1967 | 48 | #1,640 |
| 1966 | 28 | #2,248 |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,914 |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,946 |
| 1963 | 48 | #1,648 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,209 |
| 1961 | 29 | #2,196 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 19 | #2,662 |
| 1957 | 24 | #2,275 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
Names like Magaly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy Kennedy Mallory Mckenna Melody Brianna Kaitlyn Keeley Brittany Brynn Megan Kiara
Other spellings of Magaly
Names related to Magaly
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, “Magaly: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/magaly, updated 20 October 2026.