Meaning of the nameMagdiel

Magdiel is a male name of Hebrew origin, a biblical name that, according to Strong's, means 'preciousness of God'.

Meaning

“preciousness of God (another gloss: 'excellence of God')”

Source: Bible Hub: Strong's H4025 Magdiel · Blue Letter Bible: Strong's H4025 Magdiel

People (2022): 1,898
Rank in Brazil: #5,280
Median age: 28 years
2010 Census: 1,886; people

Magdiel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Magdiel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (715 people).

40 women 1,858 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 Magdiel is most common

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

Goiás 0.002%
Paraná 0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
Pernambuco 0.001%
Bahia 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	297	0.001%
Minas Gerais	137	0.001%
Paraná	137	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	135	0.001%
Bahia	122	0.001%
Goiás	109	0.002%
Pernambuco	102	0.001%
Santa Catarina	97	0.001%
Pará	94	0.001%
Maranhão	65	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	61	0.002%
Mato Grosso	53	0.001%
Amazonas	51	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	49	0.000%
Espírito Santo	42	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	42	0.002%
Rondônia	41	0.003%
Ceará	40	0.001%
Distrito Federal	38	0.001%
Paraíba	35	0.001%
Alagoas	34	0.001%
Roraima	32	0.005%
Piauí	31	0.001%
Tocantins	23	0.002%

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

About the name Magdiel

Magdiel is a biblical name, mentioned in Genesis 36:43 and 1 Chronicles 1:54 in a list of chiefs of Edom. According to Strong's, the Hebrew name (מַגְדִּיאֵל) combines meged ('precious thing', 'what is chosen') with El ('God') and means 'preciousness of God'; the NAS Exhaustive Concordance, on Bible Hub, gives 'excellence of God'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,898 people named Magdiel, with a median age of 28; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás. The name is almost always recorded for men, and most were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

Sources

Bible Hub: Strong's H4025 Magdiel · biblehub.com · meaning
Blue Letter Bible: Strong's H4025 Magdiel · blueletterbible.org · meaning
Bible Hub: Strong's H4022 meged · biblehub.com · origin

Questions about the name Magdiel

What does the name Magdiel mean?

Magdiel means “preciousness of God (another gloss: 'excellence of God')”, according to Bible Hub and Blue Letter Bible.

How many people are named Magdiel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,898 people with the first name Magdiel, which ranks it number 5,280 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Magdiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 40 women and 1,858 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Magdiel?

Magdiel is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Magdiel most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Magdiel (109 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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