How Many People Are Named Magdalene?
people named Magdalene are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 66,508 people in the US has this name
Based on 9,994 babies named Magdalene 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
199 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a title which meant "of Magdala". Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala - a village on the Sea of Galilee whose name meant "tower" in Hebrew. She was cleaned of evil spirits by Jesus and then remained with him during his ministry, witnessing the crucifixion and the resurrection. She was a popular saint in the Middle Ages, and the name became common then. In England it is traditionally rendered Madeline, while Magdalene or Magdalen is the learned form.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Magdalene in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Magdalene alive today is about 32 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Magdalene first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1923, to 199 babies. In 2025, 165 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Magdalene has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #432, in 1904. In 2025 it ranked #1,345.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,345 |
| Best rank | #432 (1904) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #583 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Magdalene alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Magdalene were born in Texas than in any other state: about 299 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Magdalene was given 3.7 times as often in Kentucky, 3.2 times in North Carolina and 2.2 times in Ohio.
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