Magdalena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mag-da-LAY-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,416 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #849 for girls
Magdalena is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Magdala”. In 2025 it ranked 1,416th for girls in the UK (23 babies) and 849th for girls in the US (320 babies).
What does Magdalena mean?
Hebrew: Latin form of Magdalene, via Greek
“woman of Magdala”
Latin and European form of Magdalene, the byname of Mary Magdalene, from the town of Magdala.
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Is Magdalena a girl's or a boy's name?
Magdalena is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 girls in the UK and 320 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Magdalena in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,416among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were named Magdalena, making it the 1,416th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,312th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 59 girls.
Half of all the girls named Magdalena in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,362nd in England and Wales.
Magdalena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,416 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,283 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,605 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,312 |
| 2019 | 31 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 44 | #905 |
| 2017 | 38 | #1,027 |
| 2016 | 44 | #917 |
| 2015 | 39 | #994 |
| 2014 | 59 | #722 |
| 2013 | 43 | #930 |
| 2012 | 58 | #747 |
| 2011 | 48 | #826 |
| 2010 | 53 | #753 |
| 2009 | 54 | #736 |
| 2008 | 39 | #908 |
| 2007 | 39 | #880 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Magdalena in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #849among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 320about 1 in 5,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 320 girls in the US were named Magdalena, making it the 849th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 994th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 325 girls.
Half of all the girls named Magdalena in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Magdalena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 320 | #849 |
| 2024 | 323 | #838 |
| 2023 | 296 | #900 |
| 2022 | 301 | #910 |
| 2021 | 276 | #951 |
| 2020 | 256 | #994 |
| 2019 | 274 | #960 |
| 2018 | 246 | #1,044 |
| 2017 | 279 | #948 |
| 2016 | 263 | #1,005 |
| 2015 | 236 | #1,095 |
| 2014 | 274 | #972 |
| 2013 | 215 | #1,126 |
| 2012 | 216 | #1,136 |
| 2011 | 214 | #1,144 |
| 2010 | 230 | #1,082 |
| 2009 | 271 | #980 |
| 2008 | 310 | #895 |
| 2007 | 325 | #862 |
| 2006 | 295 | #900 |
| 2005 | 321 | #806 |
| 2004 | 312 | #805 |
| 2003 | 264 | #903 |
| 2002 | 229 | #966 |
| 2001 | 270 | #846 |
| 2000 | 245 | #894 |
| 1999 | 242 | #883 |
| 1998 | 263 | #808 |
| 1997 | 288 | #740 |
| 1996 | 250 | #813 |
| 1995 | 263 | #767 |
| 1994 | 262 | #774 |
| 1993 | 269 | #763 |
| 1992 | 219 | #895 |
| 1991 | 192 | #975 |
| 1990 | 209 | #914 |
| 1989 | 169 | #1,011 |
| 1988 | 168 | #984 |
| 1987 | 170 | #950 |
| 1986 | 196 | #848 |
| 1985 | 141 | #1,051 |
| 1984 | 150 | #963 |
| 1983 | 144 | #998 |
| 1982 | 195 | #812 |
| 1981 | 168 | #893 |
| 1980 | 167 | #902 |
| 1979 | 182 | #854 |
| 1978 | 147 | #952 |
| 1977 | 169 | #867 |
| 1976 | 160 | #853 |
| 1975 | 169 | #809 |
| 1974 | 156 | #841 |
| 1973 | 165 | #795 |
| 1972 | 127 | #958 |
| 1971 | 158 | #854 |
| 1970 | 158 | #853 |
| 1969 | 153 | #836 |
| 1968 | 117 | #956 |
| 1967 | 135 | #876 |
| 1966 | 150 | #813 |
| 1965 | 168 | #764 |
| 1964 | 170 | #801 |
| 1963 | 158 | #829 |
| 1962 | 187 | #761 |
| 1961 | 169 | #805 |
| 1960 | 165 | #804 |
| 1959 | 155 | #823 |
| 1958 | 142 | #857 |
| 1957 | 125 | #909 |
| 1956 | 140 | #839 |
| 1955 | 132 | #843 |
| 1954 | 122 | #858 |
| 1953 | 122 | #836 |
| 1952 | 115 | #856 |
| 1951 | 140 | #740 |
| 1950 | 95 | #912 |
| 1949 | 113 | #822 |
| 1948 | 120 | #784 |
| 1947 | 92 | #925 |
| 1946 | 75 | #960 |
| 1945 | 62 | #979 |
| 1944 | 63 | #982 |
| 1943 | 81 | #864 |
| 1942 | 64 | #979 |
| 1941 | 73 | #851 |
| 1940 | 67 | #868 |
| 1939 | 60 | #903 |
| 1938 | 63 | #890 |
| 1937 | 67 | #841 |
| 1936 | 54 | #929 |
| 1935 | 82 | #744 |
| 1934 | 64 | #855 |
| 1933 | 85 | #703 |
| 1932 | 81 | #748 |
| 1931 | 93 | #690 |
| 1930 | 90 | #738 |
| 1929 | 92 | #728 |
| 1928 | 102 | #692 |
| 1927 | 112 | #683 |
| 1926 | 86 | #777 |
| 1925 | 96 | #753 |
| 1924 | 113 | #698 |
| 1923 | 106 | #708 |
| 1922 | 80 | #819 |
| 1921 | 96 | #747 |
| 1920 | 84 | #787 |
| 1919 | 62 | #890 |
| 1918 | 79 | #802 |
| 1917 | 68 | #830 |
| 1916 | 85 | #732 |
| 1915 | 76 | #756 |
| 1914 | 56 | #769 |
| 1913 | 49 | #748 |
| 1912 | 53 | #689 |
| 1911 | 40 | #686 |
| 1910 | 36 | #705 |
| 1909 | 47 | #559 |
| 1908 | 28 | #729 |
| 1907 | 32 | #666 |
| 1906 | 33 | #622 |
| 1905 | 32 | #620 |
| 1904 | 28 | #653 |
| 1903 | 40 | #504 |
| 1902 | 37 | #528 |
| 1901 | 37 | #499 |
| 1900 | 32 | #624 |
| 1899 | 28 | #578 |
| 1898 | 38 | #502 |
| 1897 | 29 | #554 |
| 1896 | 42 | #448 |
| 1895 | 31 | #530 |
| 1894 | 46 | #409 |
| 1893 | 58 | #353 |
| 1892 | 26 | #540 |
| 1891 | 41 | #387 |
| 1890 | 25 | #524 |
| 1889 | 37 | #398 |
| 1888 | 41 | #374 |
| 1887 | 26 | #435 |
| 1886 | 40 | #338 |
| 1885 | 32 | #354 |
| 1884 | 31 | #358 |
| 1883 | 27 | #343 |
| 1882 | 33 | #306 |
| 1881 | 20 | #374 |
| 1880 | 19 | #375 |
Nicknames for Magdalena
Names like Magdalena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella Eliza Matilda Eva Amelia Ava Eliana Sophia Sara Gabriella Olivia Arabella
Names related to Magdalena
Magdalene Magdalen Magdalyn Magdalynn Magdaline Magdelena Magdelyn Magdeline
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Magdalena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/magdalena, updated 20 October 2026.