Girls' name · since 1950
Magali
3,562 babies named Magali in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,562
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Magali currently ranks #4480 among girls' names in America, with 3,562 babies recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magali has been recorded 3,562 times among girls since 1950, currently ranked #4480 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #3,219 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,480 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,562 born since 1950
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magali ranks #3,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,480 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,562 born since 1950, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,562
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Magali's 3,562 recorded births place it above 95.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Magali compares
3,562 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Magali's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Magali | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,562 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 142 | 21 | 19,840 |
Magali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Magali's full recorded timeline at 1989, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 142 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Magali popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 142
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Magali popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1991 (Magali as boys' name)
Magali by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,051 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Magali's strongest decade.
1,051 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Magali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s 191
1960s
191 births
- 1970s 173
1970s
173 births
- 1980s 359
1980s
359 births
- 1990s
1990s
998 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,051 births
- 2010s
2010s
546 births
- 2020s 166
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,051 births (30% of all-time use).
How Magali compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Magali's total volume
Magali by state
Where Magali concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,153 | 32.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 506 | 14.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 246 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 191 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 52 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 49 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 34 | 1.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 27 | 0.8% |
1,153 of 3,562 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Magali appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Magali's data
- Magali's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,051 total births); usage has since declined to 166 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Magalis (1,153 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Magali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~75 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Magali draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.