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Magdalene

/ˈmæɡdəlin/ · 100% girls · 165 born in 2025

Magdalene has been given to about 9,994 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈmæɡdəlin/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,696
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Magdalene per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1923 · 199
  • Born in 2025165
  • All time9,994
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Magdalene?

Its best year was 1923, when 199 babies were given the name, ranking 493rd. The typical living American called Magdalene is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Magdalene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Madaline0.80
  2. Magdalena0.78
  3. Marlene0.71
  4. Adaline0.71
  5. Adilene0.71
  6. Madeleine0.69
  7. Madeline0.68
  8. Darlene0.63

Middle names for Magdalene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Magdalene Rose0.85
  2. Magdalene Grace0.85
  3. Magdalene Louise0.85
  4. Magdalene Claire0.84
  5. Magdalene Quinn0.84
  6. Magdalene Kate0.84

Sibling names for Magdalene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Forestbrother · 0.93
  2. Ambrosebrother · 0.93
  3. Brunobrother · 0.92
  4. Winonasister · 0.92
  5. Vedasister · 0.91
  6. Soleither · 0.91

Where Magdalene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.02%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. Indiana0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. Colorado0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Magdalene White0.80
  2. Magdalene Nguyen0.80
  3. Magdalene Hill0.80
  4. Magdalene Hall0.80
  5. Magdalene Brown0.80
  6. Magdalene Young0.77

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Magdalene

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Magdalene across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.