Magdalen Girl
How popular is Magdalen?
#7,131 girl name in 2025
15 baby girls were named Magdalen in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name.
1,328living people named Magdalen (est.)
28median age of people named Magdalen
3,267babies named Magdalen since 1880
1 in 221,023US babies born in 2025
Magdalen popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,131 for girls (▲ 3135 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,724 in 2015, #7,208 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1915 (92 girls) |
| Highest rank | #499 in 1887 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Magdalen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Magdalene family of names ranked #1,029 for girls in 2025 (#1,064 the year before), with 194 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Magdalene | 165 | 85% |
| Magdalyn | 5 | 3% |
| Magdalen | 15 | 8% |
| Magdalynn | 9 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Magdalen by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 | #499 |
| 1890s | 219 | #516 |
| 1900s | 228 | #559 |
| 1910s | 579 | #689 |
| 1920s | 548 | #787 |
| 1930s | 252 | #1,084 |
| 1940s | 154 | #1,591 |
| 1950s | 138 | #2,015 |
| 1960s | 77 | #3,607 |
| 1970s | 55 | #5,578 |
| 1980s | 95 | #5,075 |
| 1990s | 186 | #3,500 |
| 2000s | 339 | #3,223 |
| 2010s | 230 | #4,631 |
| 2020s | 73 | #7,131 |
Girl names about as popular as Magdalen
Questions
- Is Magdalen a boy or girl name?
- Magdalen is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Magdalen were girls.
- How popular is the name Magdalen?
- 15 baby girls were named Magdalen in the US in 2025, making it the 7131st most popular girl name.
- When was Magdalen most popular?
- Magdalen peaked in 1915, when 92 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #499 in 1887.
- How many people are named Magdalen?
- 3,267 babies have been named Magdalen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,328 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.