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girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Magdalena

Meaning Borrowed from Spanish Magdalena Gender Girl Rank 2025 #850 Trend ↑ Rising 25%

Borrowed from Spanish Magdalena.

Rank 2025
#850
among girls · ↓12 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
320
named Magdalena · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,023
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
325 babies
All-time total
19,783
#1,077 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Magdalena popularity over time

19,783 babies have been named Magdalena since 1880, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 306 – 306 31 – #311
1890s 364 – 364 36 +19% #353
1900s 346 – 346 35 -5% #504
1910s 604 – 604 60 +75% #693
1920s 967 – 967 97 +60% #686
1930s 739 – 739 74 -24% #694
1940s 810 – 810 81 +10% #787
1950s 1,288 – 1,288 129 +59% #741
1960s 1,572 – 1,572 157 +22% #762
1970s 1,591 – 1,591 159 +1% #796
1980s 1,668 10 1,678 168 +5% #814
1990s 2,457 – 2,457 246 +46% #742
2000s 2,842 – 2,842 284 +16% #806
2010s 2,447 – 2,447 245 -14% #950
2020s (to 2025) 1,772 – 1,772 295 +21% #838

Where Magdalena 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 332 0.21 outside top 500
2027 343 0.21 outside top 500
2028 353 0.22 outside top 500
2029 362 0.22 outside top 500
2030 369 0.23 outside top 500

Where Magdalena is most popular

Girls named Magdalena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.187 per 1,000. Strongest in Kansas, Colorado, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Magdalena born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Kansas 30 0.520 +178%
Colorado 47 0.421 +125%
Alabama 35 0.373 +99%
Washington 49 0.339 +82%
Illinois 69 0.301 +61%
Missouri 36 0.299 +60%
Indiana 41 0.292 +56%
Iowa 17 0.291 +56%
Tennessee 42 0.265 +42%
Michigan 48 0.264 +41%
Pennsylvania 59 0.250 +34%
Arizona 35 0.249 +33%
Ohio 57 0.240 +29%
Wisconsin 24 0.233 +25%
Oregon 15 0.230 +23%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +10%
Florida 85 0.199 +6%
California 162 0.193 ≈ national
Texas 152 0.189 ≈ national
Virginia 32 0.188 ≈ national
Kentucky 16 0.187 ≈ national
New York 72 0.182 ≈ national
New Jersey 31 0.172 -8%
Utah 12 0.144 -23%
Maryland 15 0.142 -24%
Georgia 32 0.141 -25%
Minnesota 14 0.130 -31%
South Carolina 11 0.122 -35%
North Carolina 21 0.092 -51%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -54%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -56%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Magdalena

Magdalena is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #850 in 2025 with 320 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 19,783 American babies have been named Magdalena. Its peak came in 2007, when 325 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Magdalena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Magdalena?

The median living Magdalena is about 29 years old; half are between 14 and 51. An estimated 16 thousand people named Magdalena are alive in the United States today.

median 29 020406080100

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

Magdalena year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 320 #850 – –
2024 323 #838 – –
2023 296 #904 – –
2022 301 #912 – –
2021 276 #952 – –
2020 256 #998 – –
2019 274 #964 – –
2018 246 #1,046 – –
2017 279 #950 – –
2016 263 #1,007 – –
2015 236 #1,099 – –
2014 274 #975 – –
2013 215 #1,128 – –
2012 216 #1,143 – –
2011 214 #1,147 – –
2010 230 #1,086 – –
2009 271 #981 – –
2008 310 #896 – –
2007 325 #864 – –
2006 295 #900 – –
2005 321 #807 – –
2004 312 #806 – –
2003 264 #906 – –
2002 229 #969 – –
2001 270 #848 – –
2000 245 #896 – –
1995 263 #768 – –
1990 209 #918 – –
1985 141 #1,053 – –
1980 167 #905 – –
1975 169 #812 – –
1970 158 #855 – –
1965 168 #766 – –
1960 165 #806 – –
1955 132 #847 – –
1950 95 #914 – –
1945 62 #983 – –
1940 67 #872 – –
1935 82 #748 – –
1930 90 #741 – –
1925 96 #755 – –
1920 84 #789 – –
1915 76 #759 – –
1910 36 #707 – –
1905 32 #628 – –
1900 32 #627 – –
1895 31 #534 – –
1890 25 #532 – –
1885 32 #360 – –
1880 19 #383 – –

Famous people named Magdalena

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Magdalena Abakanowicz Magdalena Abakanowicz Polish sculptor (1930–2017) Contemporary
  2. 2 Magdalena Kožená Magdalena Kožená Czech mezzo-soprano (born 1973) Contemporary
  3. 3 Magdalena Maleeva Magdalena Maleeva Bulgarian tennis player (born 1975) Contemporary
  4. 4 Magdalena Neuner Magdalena Neuner German biathlete (born 1987) Contemporary
  5. 5 Magdalena Forsberg Magdalena Forsberg Swedish biathlete and cross-country skier b. 1967 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1639–1719) 1631–1719 · 17th century
  7. 7 Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg German margravine 1677–1742 · 17th century
  8. 8 Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt Duchess consort of Württemberg 1652–1712 · 17th century
  9. 9 Magdalena Tul Magdalena Tul Polish singer and composer (born 1980) Contemporary
  10. 10 Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels German noblewoman 1648–1681 · 17th century
  11. 11 Magdalena of France Magdalena of France Regent of Navarre from 1479 to 1494 1443–1495 · Medieval
  12. 12 Magdalena Álvarez Magdalena Álvarez Spanish politician b. 1952 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Magdalena Fularczyk Magdalena Fularczyk Polish rower b. 1986 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Magdalena Andersson Magdalena Andersson Prime Minister of Sweden from 2021 to 2022 b. 1967 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Magdalena?

The median living Magdalena is about 29 years old. Half of all living Magdalenas are between 14 and 51 years old.

How many people named Magdalena are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Magdalena are alive in the United States, based on 19,783 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Magdalena mean?

Borrowed from Spanish Magdalena.

How popular is the name Magdalena in 2025?

Magdalena ranked #850 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 320 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Magdalena?

19,783 babies have been named Magdalena in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Magdalena most popular?

Magdalena peaked in 2007, when 325 newborns received the name.

Is Magdalena a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Magdalena rising or falling?

Magdalena is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Magdalena become more popular?

Magdalena is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 369 girls named Magdalena in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Magdalena?

Well-known people named Magdalena include Magdalena Abakanowicz (sculptor), Magdalena Kožená (singer), Magdalena Maleeva (tennis player).

Names like Magdalena

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