US rank #4120 Girls' name Peak 2000 3,531 births

Magali — #4120 US girls' name

3,531 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.

1950s781960s1911970s1731980s3591990s9982000s10512010s5462020s135
#4120
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Magali was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

142 babies were named Magali in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Magali

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,531 babies named Magali between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Magali currently holds the #4120 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 142 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Magali performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,051 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Magali shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,146 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Magali in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Magali in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,531 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Magali at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,531

Since 1950

75 years of records

Peak year

2000

142 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,120

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1950

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2024

Magali popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
142
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Magali popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1991 (Magali as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1991 6

Magali by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,051 births that decade — 30% of Magali's all-time total
1950s781960s1911970s1731980s3591990s9982000s10512010s5462020s135

Magali by state

Where Magali concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Magali
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,146 32.5%
#2 Texas
506 14.3%
#3 New York
246 7.0%
#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%
California share of Magali's total US births 32.5%
Even split

1,146 of 3,531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Magali appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Magali?
3,531 babies have been named Magali since 1950. It currently ranks #4120 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 142 births.
When was Magali most popular?
Magali was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,051 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Magali most popular?
The top states for the name Magali are California (1,146 births), Texas (506 births), New York (246 births).
How long has the name Magali been used?
Magali has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 75 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Magali?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maggie, Magnolia, Magdalena, Magdalene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1950–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.