Magdalen

#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births

Peak · girls
1887 · 20 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
3,267
since 1880

Magdalen over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Magdalen has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #499, 1887girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#7,13315
2024#10,2719
2023#8,98911
2022#7,28115
2021#11,1468
2020#7,21215
2019#5,30624
2018#9,15111
2017#6,28719
2016#4,63230
2015#4,72529
2014#4,89228
2013#5,31725
2012#6,34120
2011#5,54324
2010#6,38220
2009#5,09728
2008#5,95523
2007#4,94429
2006#3,22451
2005#4,02935
2004#3,81937
2003#4,22031
2002#4,17930
2001#3,31641
2000#3,73834
1999#4,57624
1998#4,36625
1997#5,62617
1996#3,50532
1995#4,84620
1994#5,98415
1993#6,26414
1992#7,06712
1991#5,39917
1990#7,88010
1989#7,44910
1988#6,27712
1987#6,78810
1986#10,9125
1985#5,07714
1984#9,1446
1983#7,3128
1982#7,4698
1981#5,88511
1980#5,91211
1979#9,0106
1978#5,95810
1977#5,88810
1976#8,1566
1975#6,4848
1974
1973#5,5809
1972#7,2926
1971
1970
1969#6,6176
1968#5,6427
1967#5,4577
1966#4,19810
1965#4,8318
1964#5,0088
1963#4,8968
1962#6,5785
1961#3,60813
1960#6,3905
1959#4,03110
1958#4,5208
1957#2,82317
1956#2,82617
1955#3,09514
1954#3,49011
1953#3,26912
1952#2,67116
1951#2,01624
1950#3,6629
1949#3,39310
1948#3,13711
1947#3,7069
1946#2,31817
1945#2,45813
1944#2,28715
1943#1,99419
1942#1,59227
1941#1,95418
1940#2,10915
1939#1,47426
1938#1,65022
1937#1,91417
1936#1,69120
1935#1,72020
1934#1,77119
1933#1,55223
1932#1,26833
1931#1,45926
1930#1,08446
1929#1,28234
1928#1,14744
1927#1,17243
1926#1,09647
1925#1,07450
1924#91469
1923#1,03753
1922#96260
1921#92864
1920#78784
1919#89062
1918#83274
1917#86663
1916#72987
1915#68992
1914#72662
1913#90135
1912#73546
1911#81128
1910#78130
1909#89021
1908#75526
1907#1,09213
1906#71626
1905#71325
1904#75522
1903#78919
1902#62328
1901#55930
1900#88518
1899#60626
1898#79018
1897#59426
1896#75418
1895#56528
1894#51631
1893#64420
1892#72616
1891#62418
1890#61718
1889#9029
1888#75312
1887#49920
1886#8288
1885#8427
1884#61412
1883#56112
1882#7407
1881
1880#6797
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Magdalen was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Magdalen is popular in 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #180 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsNDMinnesota: #365 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,753 girlsMNIllinois: #543 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,855 girlsILWisconsin: #323 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,569 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #369 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,223 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalen, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#180 · 1 in 1,090
  2. Wisconsin#323 · 1 in 3,569
  3. Minnesota#365 · 1 in 3,753
  4. Pennsylvania#369 · 1 in 6,223
  5. Illinois#543 · 1 in 8,855

Best ever in a state: #147 in North Dakota, 1924.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#18071 in 1,090
Wisconsin#32371 in 3,569
Minnesota#36561 in 3,753
Pennsylvania#369161 in 6,223
Illinois#54371 in 8,855
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Magdalen
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 3,138 spots since 2024 (#10,271#7,133)
  • 79 spots since 2020 (#7,212#7,133)
  • 2,408 spots since 2015 (#4,725#7,133)
  • Biggest jump: 337 spots in 1908 (#1,092#755)
  • Biggest drop: 376 spots in 1907 (#716#1,092)
Rise & fade · girls
7 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1887 at #499 (20 births)
  • Births halved by 1889, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 42 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 1882–1906
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,191
  • Highest: 1 in 7,191 girls born in 1894 were named Magdalen (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 107,151 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #499 in 1887, was only 1 in 7,299 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 17.7% of all girls named Magdalen (579) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s94#499 (1887)#713
1890s219#516 (1894)#644
1900s228#559 (1901)#778
1910s579#689 (1915)#796
1920s548#787 (1920)#1,040
1930s252#1,084 (1930)#1,558
1940s154#1,592 (1942)#2,495
1950s138#2,016 (1951)#3,240
1960s77#3,608 (1961)#5,323
1970s55#5,580 (1973)#6,910
1980s95#5,077 (1985)#7,223
1990s186#3,505 (1996)#5,551
2000s339#3,224 (2006)#4,252
2010s230#4,632 (2016)#5,858
2020s73#7,133 (2025)#8,672

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Magdalen in 1918

girls
#832
74 births · 1 in 15,644 girls

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #832Magdalen74
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 15,644 of them was named Magdalen, which outranked 85.1% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Magdalen
  1. #825Kattie75
  2. #825Martina75
  3. #825Stephania75
  4. #832Magdalen74
  5. #832Janis74
  6. #832Laurine74
  7. #832Macie74
  8. #843Ardell73
  9. #843Dale73
  10. #843Eloisa73

Tied with 10 names at #832; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. 547Jesse#1,507#960
  2. 494Liberty#1,079#585
  3. 389Marilynn#1,337#948
  4. 312Margueritte#1,281#969
  5. 306Syble#807#501
Fallers
  1. 447Valentine#964#1,411
  2. 428Ottie#952#1,380
  3. 354Delora#923#1,277
  4. 318Georgene#896#1,214
  5. 299Clifford#904#1,203

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1918