Magdalina
Magdalina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Old Church Slavic, Bulgarian.
- Old Church Slavic
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Magdalina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Magdalina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Old Church Slavic, Bulgarian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Old Church Slavic
- Bulgarian
The Story of Magdalina
Magdalina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1989: 9 births, good for #8,037 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Magdalinas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 127 Magdalinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Magdalina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Magdalina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Magdalina
Phonetically similar names — useful when Magdalina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Magdalena
- Magdalene
- Madalina
- Magdalen
- Madelene
- Michelina
- Magdaleno
- Madalene
- Madelena
- Madeline
- Madeleine
- Madaline
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Magdalina
Magdalina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 127 births in the dataset. Magdalina's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #8,037. Use the chart and map above to compare Magdalina'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.