Magdalen
Magdalen is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Magdalen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Magdalen is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Magdalen
American parents first put Magdalen on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 92 Magdalens were born — ranking #689 that year. As of 2026, Magdalen ranks #9,138 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-31%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Magdalen
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Magdalen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Magdalen
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About the name Magdalen
Magdalen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Magdalen's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #499. Use the chart and map above to compare Magdalen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.