Names / Girl names
Magdalene
Current rank
#1,345
and rising
All-time peak
#432
in 1904
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
9,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #432 in 1904 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Magdalene first appears in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. Its strongest year was 1904, at #432 nationally. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Over 9,900 have carried it since records began.