girl's name
Magdelena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Births on record 367
Magdelena is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1993, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
Magdelena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 16 |
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 22 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 28 |
| 1980s | 36 |
| 1990s | 93 |
| 2000s | 84 |
| 2010s | 42 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 10 |
How popular is Magdelena?
In 2023, Magdelena was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Magdelena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Magdelena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Magdelena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Magdelena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Magdelena
How popular is the name Magdelena?
In 2023, Magdelena was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Magdelena a girl's or a boy's name?
Magdelena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Magdelena most popular?
Magdelena peaked in 1993, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.