US rank #6171 Girls' name Peak 2015 850 births

Maddalena — #6171 US girls' name

850 babies named Maddalena in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#6171
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Maddalena was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

35 babies were named Maddalena in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maddalena

The Social Security Administration has registered 850 babies named Maddalena between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maddalena currently holds the #6171 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maddalena performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 252 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Maddalena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 113 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Maddalena in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maddalena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 850 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maddalena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

850

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2015

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,171

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maddalena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
35
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Maddalena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
252 births that decade — 30% of Maddalena's all-time total
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Maddalena by state

Where Maddalena concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Maddalena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
113 13.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
20 2.4%
#3 California
5 0.6%
#4 Florida
5 0.6%
New York share of Maddalena's total US births 13.3%
Even split

113 of 850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maddalena?
850 babies have been named Maddalena since 1916. It currently ranks #6171 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 35 births.
When was Maddalena most popular?
Maddalena was most popular in the 2010s decade with 252 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Maddalena most popular?
The top states for the name Maddalena are New York (113 births), Pennsylvania (20 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Maddalena been used?
Maddalena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maddalena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Madison, Madeline, Madelyn, Madeleine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.