Magdalena
Magdalena is the original version of the given name Magdalene and is used in West Slavic, Hungarian, German, Lithuanian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Georgian, and other languages.
- Polish
- German
- Dutch
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Magdalena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Magdalena is the original version of the given name Magdalene and is used in West Slavic, Hungarian, German, Lithuanian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Georgian, and other languages.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
- German
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Lithuanian
- Spanish
- Catalan
- Occitan
- Slovene
- Czech
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Romanian
- English
- Slovak
- Hungarian
The Story of Magdalena
The earliest SSA record of Magdalena as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 19 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 333 newborns named Magdalena — #824 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #824 among baby girl names with 333 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 20K Magdalenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Magdalena
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Magdalena. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Magdalena
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About the name Magdalena
Magdalena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Magdalena's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #306. Use the chart and map above to compare Magdalena'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.