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Magdalena

Girl

Meaning of Magdalena: Hebrew: 'woman from Magdala'

Magdalena is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 823rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#823

320 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1603

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,783

First recorded 1880 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 168 babies1982: 200 babies1983: 144 babies1984: 150 babies1985: 141 babies1986: 201 babies1987: 170 babies1988: 168 babies1989: 169 babies1990: 209 babies19901991: 192 babies1992: 219 babies1993: 269 babies1994: 262 babies1995: 263 babies1996: 250 babies1997: 288 babies1998: 263 babies1999: 242 babies2000: 245 babies20002001: 270 babies2002: 229 babies2003: 264 babies2004: 312 babies2005: 321 babies2006: 295 babies2007: 325 babies2008: 310 babies2009: 271 babies2010: 230 babies20102011: 214 babies2012: 216 babies2013: 215 babies2014: 274 babies2015: 236 babies2016: 263 babies2017: 279 babies2018: 246 babies2019: 274 babies2020: 256 babies20202021: 276 babies2022: 301 babies2023: 296 babies2024: 323 babies2025: 320 babies
US babies named Magdalena per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 325.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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