Magdalen
Magdalen was the 7358th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 506th; the most babies were born in 1915 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,545 places. More babies were named Magdalen in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,358 girls, up 79 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191592 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,267babies recorded
Magdalen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,358 | 15 |
| 2020 | #7,437 | 15 |
| 2010 | #6,550 | 20 |
| 2000 | #3,780 | 34 |
| 1990 | #8,263 | 10 |
| 1980 | #6,157 | 11 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #6,936 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,842 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,167 | 15 |
| 1930 | #1,095 | 46 |
| 1920 | #788 | 84 |
| 1910 | #789 | 30 |
| 1900 | #908 | 18 |
| 1890 | #631 | 18 |
| 1880 | #716 | 7 |
How popular is Magdalen, counting every spelling?
Magdalen is a spelling of Magdalene, a name family that ranked #1,138 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,358 for Magdalen on its own. Together these spellings went to 194 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalene | 165 | #1,345 | 674 |
| Magdalen | 15 | #7,358 | 58 |
| Magdalyn | 5 | #16,359 | 51 |
| Magdalynn | 9 | #10,587 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Magdalen?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Magdalen (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Magdalen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Magdalen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Magdalen?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Magdalen are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 17 and 54. That makes Magdalen mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Magdalen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Magdalen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Magdalen
How popular is the name Magdalen?
Magdalen was the 7358th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 506th; the most babies were born in 1915 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,545 places. More babies were named Magdalen in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Magdalen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Magdalen in the US.