Maddalena: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,508

among girls · ↑1,800 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Maddalena

How common

1 in 51,847

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2015

35 babies

All-time total

881

#8,187 all-time among girls

First recorded

1916

in Social Security records

Maddalena popularity over time

881 babies have been named Maddalena since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	10	1	–	#4,870
1920s	12	1	+20%	#4,025
1930s	6	1	-50%	#4,349
1940s	5	1	-17%	#4,988
1950s	26	3	+420%	#3,851
1960s	71	7	+173%	#3,476
1970s	67	7	-6%	#5,645
1980s	41	4	-39%	#7,480
1990s	71	7	+73%	#7,516
2000s	170	17	+139%	#5,878
2010s	252	25	+48%	#4,198
2020s (to 2025)	150	25	-1%	#4,508

Where Maddalena is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	31	0.02	outside top 500
2027	32	0.02	outside top 500
2028	32	0.02	outside top 500
2029	33	0.02	outside top 500
2030	33	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Maddalena

Maddalena is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,508 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 881 American babies have been named Maddalena. Its peak came in 2015, when 35 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maddalena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maddalena?

The median living Maddalena is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 33. An estimated 800 people named Maddalena are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maddalena year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	31	#4,508
2024	19	#6,308
2023	28	#4,822
2022	24	#5,415
2021	21	#5,870
2020	27	#4,838
2019	27	#4,985
2018	22	#5,712
2017	28	#4,883
2016	32	#4,487
2015	35	#4,198
2014	27	#5,113
2013	19	#6,628
2012	28	#5,056
2011	22	#6,063
2010	12	#9,574
2009	17	#7,556
2008	24	#5,878
2007	20	#6,718
2006	18	#7,032
2005	11	#9,868
2004	14	#8,073
2003	14	#7,833
2002	19	#6,036
2001	18	#6,215
2000	15	#7,021
1995	8	#10,141
1990	–	–
1985	6	#10,085
1980	–	–
1975	10	#5,797
1970	9	#5,645
1965	5	#7,131
1960	9	#4,645
1955	6	#5,588
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	6	#4,349
1925	–	–
1920	5	#5,457
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maddalena, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maddalena?

The median living Maddalena is about 17 years old. Half of all living Maddalenas are between 8 and 33 years old.

How many people named Maddalena are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Maddalena are alive in the United States, based on 881 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maddalena in 2025?

Maddalena ranked #4,508 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maddalena?

881 babies have been named Maddalena in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maddalena most popular?

Maddalena peaked in 2015, when 35 newborns received the name.

Is Maddalena a boy or girl name?

Maddalena is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maddalena rising or falling?

Maddalena has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Maddalena become more popular?

Maddalena looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 girls named Maddalena in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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