US rank #3464 Girls' name Peak 2001 5,235 births

Magaly — #3464 US girls' name

5,235 babies named Magaly in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1021960s3401970s4071980s5941990s12002000s14502010s8982020s244
#3464
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Magaly was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

169 babies were named Magaly in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Magaly

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,235 babies named Magaly between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Magaly currently holds the #3464 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 169 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Magaly performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,450 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Magaly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,391 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Magaly in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Magaly 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 5,235 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.

Magaly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,235

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2001

169 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,464

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Magaly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
169
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Magaly by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,450 births that decade — 28% of Magaly's all-time total
1950s1021960s3401970s4071980s5941990s12002000s14502010s8982020s244

Magaly by state

Where Magaly concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Magaly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,391 26.6%
#2 Texas
1,018 19.4%
#3 New York
610 11.7%
#4 Illinois
304 5.8%
#5 Florida
152 2.9%
#6 Georgia
68 1.3%
#7 New Jersey
56 1.1%
#8 Arizona
36 0.7%
California share of Magaly's total US births 26.6%
Even split

1,391 of 5,235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Magaly appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Magaly?
5,235 babies have been named Magaly since 1951. It currently ranks #3464 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 169 births.
When was Magaly most popular?
Magaly was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,450 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Magaly most popular?
The top states for the name Magaly are California (1,391 births), Texas (1,018 births), New York (610 births).
How long has the name Magaly been used?
Magaly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Magaly?
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, 1951–2024 (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.