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