Meaning of the nameMagnólia
- Female
- French origin
- Mag-nó-li-a
Magnólia is a female name that comes from the name of the magnolia flower and tree, formed from the surname of a French botanist.
- People (2022)
- 8,624
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,895
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,854
- people
Magnólia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Magnólia, 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 (2,159 people).
8,582 women 42 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 Magnólia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Magnólia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.018%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.011%
- Maranhão 0.009%
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Sergipe 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,550 | 0.018% |
| São Paulo | 1,559 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 585 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 538 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 521 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 346 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 265 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 229 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 209 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 208 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 202 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 192 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 184 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 156 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 140 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 127 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 103 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 88 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 85 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 84 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 63 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 47 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Magnólia
Magnólia is the name of an ornamental tree with large white flowers and also of the flower itself. Priberam explains that the word comes from the surname Magnol, of a French botanist, with the suffix -ia, and Behind the Name gives the same origin for the given name, taken from the word for the flower. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,624 people named Magnólia, with a median age of 54. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Magnalia and Magnelia as graphic variants.
Sources
- Priberam: magnólia · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: magnólia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Magnolia · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Magnolia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wikcionário: Magnólia · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Magnólia
What does the name Magnólia mean?
Magnólia means “name of the magnolia flower and tree”, according to Priberam.
How many people are named Magnólia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,624 people with the first name Magnólia, which ranks it number 1,895 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Magnólia a boy's or a girl's name?
Magnólia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,582 women and 42 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Magnólia?
Magnólia is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Magnólia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.018% of the state's population is named Magnólia (2,550 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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