Magdiel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mahg-dee-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Magdiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “excellence of God”. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Magdiel mean?
Hebrew: biblical name
“excellence of God”
In Genesis 36, Magdiel is listed among the chiefs of Edom descended from Esau.
Is Magdiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Magdiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Magdiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Magdiel, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Magdiel in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Magdiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,443 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
Names like Magdiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Azriel Adriel Aziel Eliel Uziel Uriel Jaziel Thiago Mateo Ezekiel Malachi Josiah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Magdiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/magdiel, updated 20 October 2026.