Magdelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAG-duh-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Magdelyn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Magdala”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Magdelyn mean?
Hebrew: variant of Magdalene, from the town of Magdala
“woman of Magdala”
Mary Magdalene followed Jesus and, in John's Gospel, was the first to see him after the Resurrection.
Is Magdelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Magdelyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Magdelyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Magdelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Magdelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Nicknames for Magdelyn
Names like Magdelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Madilyn, Brooklyn, Madelyn, Mckenna, Teagan, Kennedy, Eowyn, Eden, Londyn, Camryn, Jordyn, Madison
Names related to Magdelyn
Magdalena, Magdalene, Magdalen, Magdalyn, Magdalynn, Magdaline, Magdelena, Magdeline
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Magdelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/magdelyn, updated 20 October 2026.