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The baby name Maggy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmæɡi/ (MAG-ee).

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡi/ (MAG-ee)

What is the meaning of the name Maggy ?

The baby name Maggy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmæɡi/ (MAG-ee).

Maggy is in Origin.

Maggy is an English diminutive of Margaret, ultimately from Greek margarítēs “pearl,” via Latin Margarita. The -y ending marks a familiar pet name in English, while the double g preserves the hard g sound (pronounced MAG-ee). Though often used informally, Maggy is also given as an independent first name.

Margaret rose to prominence in medieval Europe through revered saints, queens, and nobles, and its short forms have flourished for centuries. Maggie is the dominant English nickname from the 18th century onward; Maggy appears in 19th–20th‑century records in Britain and across the Low Countries and France, and remains a rarer, modern-leaning spelling. Related variants and cousins include Maggie, Maggi, Meg, Peggy, Margot, Greta, Gretchen, Maisie, and Gaelic Mairéad; international root forms include Marguerite (French), Margarita (Spanish), and Margarida (Portuguese/Catalan). Common byname: Mags. Meaning throughout the family: “pearl.”

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Maggy – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2019 #1 436
NA 0 #20 14 2,537
NA Girls 0 #28 381 7,146
BI Girls 0 #31 3 726
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
LU Girls 0 #95 101 4,850
TW 0 #100 4 4,523
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
BW Girls 0 #144 8 4,216
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
PR Girls 0 #161 7 3,171
CR 0 #163 3 5,526
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
EC Girls 0 #205 35 3,650
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
NA Boys 0 #225 11 6,830
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
BG Girls 0 #227 5 3,559
GR Girls 0 #245 5 6,293
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
TW Girls 0 #266 11 8,139
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
PE 0 #291 20 6,350
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
Canada Girls 2014 #303 6 2,797
GT 0 #304 11 5,948
QA Girls 0 #306 11 15,378
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
MU Girls 0 #342 10 8,539
HK 0 #349 9 8,483
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
CN Girls 0 #354 6 8,829
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
PL Girls 0 #361 4 5,096
MX 0 #365 49 8,339
Austria Girls 0 #373 48 1,885
EG 0 #374 27 6,387
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
France Girls 2021 #382 24 3,185
OM Girls 0 #386 11 15,987
CL 0 #388 24 6,867
BO 0 #404 5 6,868
ZA Girls 0 #407 1,365 25,928
PT Girls 0 #419 33 7,952
ZA 0 #421 27 14,421
PH Girls 0 #422 8 13,098
Germany 0 #426 12 2,542
GT Girls 0 #428 78 7,500
PA Girls 0 #457 25 9,861
CL Girls 0 #459 480 14,098
MX Girls 0 #492 1,245 17,781
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
UY Girls 0 #500 11 6,731
CO 0 #503 8 7,768
CR Girls 0 #508 25 11,342
BO Girls 0 #511 101 9,488
RU Girls 0 #515 9 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
CM Girls 0 #529 12 11,671
AE Girls 0 #541 13 20,968
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
KW Girls 0 #556 6 19,177
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
AR Girls 0 #570 30 8,289
BH 0 #583 5 17,937
HK Girls 0 #592 24 16,104
SG Girls 0 #625 8 18,916
LB 0 #632 27 13,263
IL Girls 0 #641 5 11,648
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
Germany Girls 0 #689 151 4,949
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
IT 0 #703 12 4,183
PE Girls 0 #705 244 14,861
SY 0 #719 10 11,684
NG Girls 0 #766 21 15,093
EG Girls 0 #774 187 14,742
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
NL Girls 0 #865 91 5,933
SA Girls 0 #887 49 25,931
United States Girls 2024 #912 5 8,487
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
Spain Girls 0 #927 57 5,561
CO Girls 0 #961 118 16,140
MX Boys 0 #962 21 16,355
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
MY Girls 0 #980 15 24,821
BR Girls 0 #989 4 12,708
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,146 33 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
MA 0 #1,192 8 20,986
DZ 0 #1,230 5 20,130
TR 0 #1,251 4 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,288 159 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,687 5 28,008

Maggy is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
AE
AO

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People also ask about Maggy

Maggy is predominantly a girl's name.
Maggy is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈmæɡi/ (MAG-ee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Maggie, Maggi, Magie, Magy, Meggy and Mag.
Yes, very popular — Maggy ranked #1 in Germany in 2019, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Maggy ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2019).
Maggy's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #413 in 2011 to #382 in 2021 in France.