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Meaning of the nameMagali

Magali is a feminine name of Occitan origin, a form of Madalena according to Behind the Name and a Provençal variant of Margarida according to Wiktionary.

Meaning

“form of Madalena, 'of Magdala', or of Margarida, 'pearl', depending on the source”

Source: Wiktionary: Magali · Behind the Name: Margaret · Behind the Name: Magali · Behind the Name: Magdalene

People (2022)
22,183
Rank in Brazil
#995
Median age
53 years
2010 Census
25,699
people

Magali in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Magali, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (7,339 people).

22,099 women 84 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Magali is most common

States with the highest share of people named Magali in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. São Paulo 0.021%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.019%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.015%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.013%
  5. Paraná 0.011%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo9,4290.021%
Rio Grande do Sul2,0990.019%
Rio de Janeiro2,0710.013%
Minas Gerais1,6370.008%
Bahia1,5120.011%
Paraná1,2780.011%
Santa Catarina1,1560.015%
Pernambuco6790.008%
Goiás2800.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul2190.008%
Pará1930.002%
Espírito Santo1920.005%
Mato Grosso1820.005%
Distrito Federal1820.007%
Ceará1400.002%
Amazonas1380.004%
Rio Grande do Norte1380.004%
Sergipe1360.006%
Alagoas1210.004%
Paraíba1170.003%
Rondônia840.005%
Maranhão730.001%
Piauí380.001%
Roraima350.006%
Tocantins260.002%
Amapá150.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Magali

Magali came into French from Occitan Magalí, according to Wiktionary. In the French entry, Wiktionary describes it as a Provençal variant of Marguerite (Margarida), a name that Behind the Name derives from Greek margarites, 'pearl'. Behind the Name, on the other hand, gives Magali as an Occitan form of Magdalene (Madalena), from a title meaning 'of Magdala', a village whose name meant 'tower' in Aramaic. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 22,183 people named Magali, with a median age of 53; proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

The most common spelling in the group, with a final i, the same as the French form.

Other spellings of Magali

SpellingPeople (2022)
Magali22,183
Magaly2,155

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Magali · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Margaret · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Magali · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Behind the Name: Magdalene · behindthename.com · meaning
  5. Behind the Name: Magaly · behindthename.com · spelling

Questions about the name Magali

What does the name Magali mean?

Magali means “form of Madalena, 'of Magdala', or of Margarida, 'pearl', depending on the source”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Magali in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 22,183 people with the first name Magali, which ranks it number 995 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Magali a boy's or a girl's name?

Magali is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 22,099 women and 84 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Magali?

Magali is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Magali most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.021% of the state's population is named Magali (9,429 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Magali?

Magaly. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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