Magdalen

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Magdalen was most popular in 1915, when 92 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,265 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,267 people named Magdalen.

Most popular in1915

Rank that year#1,265

Births that year92

Total since 18803,267

Given to100% girls

Magdalen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Magdalen’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Magdalen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Magdalen is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,267 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Magdalen

Where Magdalen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org