Magdalene
Magdalene was the 1345th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 165 babies. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 432nd; the most babies were born in 1923 (199). Over the last ten years it has moved up 463 places. More babies were named Magdalene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,345 girls, up 434 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 165girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1923199 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,994babies recorded
Magdalene popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,345 | 165 |
| 2020 | #1,779 | 112 |
| 2010 | #1,856 | 110 |
| 2000 | #1,915 | 89 |
| 1990 | #2,933 | 39 |
| 1980 | #3,276 | 26 |
| 1970 | #3,379 | 19 |
| 1960 | #2,173 | 29 |
| 1950 | #1,220 | 58 |
| 1940 | #814 | 77 |
| 1930 | #565 | 146 |
| 1920 | #521 | 182 |
| 1910 | #561 | 54 |
| 1900 | #628 | 32 |
| 1890 | #659 | 17 |
| 1880 | #484 | 13 |
How popular is Magdalene, counting every spelling?
Magdalene is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,138 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,345 for Magdalene 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 Magdalene?
165 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Magdalene (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Magdalene 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 51 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Magdalene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Magdalene?
About 5,100 people born in the US named Magdalene are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 11 and 50. That makes Magdalene 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.
Magdalene by state
How common Magdalene was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (3.7×), Indiana (2.5×), Ohio (2.1×), Michigan (2.0×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Magdalene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Magdalene, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Magdalene
How popular is the name Magdalene?
Magdalene was the 1345th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 165 babies. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 432nd; the most babies were born in 1923 (199). Over the last ten years it has moved up 463 places. More babies were named Magdalene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Magdalene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Magdalene in the US.
Where is Magdalene most popular?
In 2021–2025, Magdalene was most common in Kansas (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Indiana.