Magnolia

Magnolia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “magnolia flower”
Origin: French
Say it: mag-NOHL-yuh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

From the flower name, coined in New Latin to honor French botanist Pierre Magnol. As a given name it belongs to the tradition of floral names.

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How popular is Magnolia?

2024645 per million US babies

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Babies named Magnolia in 20242,146

2024 rank#138 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188021,154

Magnolia is rising: use over the last five years is 8.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Magnolia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French
Allisonnoble kind · French

Magnolia questions

What does the name Magnolia mean?

Magnolia means "magnolia flower". It comes from French. From the flower name, coined in New Latin to honor French botanist Pierre Magnol. As a given name it belongs to the tradition of floral names.

Is Magnolia a boy or girl name?

Magnolia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Magnolia?

2,146 US babies were named Magnolia in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Magnolia?

Magnolia is usually pronounced mag-NOHL-yuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.