How Many People Are Named Magdalen?
people named Magdalen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 263,722 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,267 babies named Magdalen in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
92 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of MAGDALENE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Magdalen in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Magdalen alive today is about 36 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Magdalen first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1915, to 92 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Magdalen has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #506, in 1887. In 2025 it ranked #7,356.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,356 |
| Best rank | #506 (1887) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #796 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Magdalen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Magdalen were born in Michigan than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Magdalen was given 17.6 times as often in North Dakota, 6.5 times in Minnesota and 5 times in Wisconsin.
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