Meaning: Its source is an English expression meaning "The flowering tree."

Popularity: The name Magnolia ranked 1586th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: The tree and flower that bear this name were named for French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638-1715), who created the system of classifying plants by families.