Girls' name · since 1916
Maddalena
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 881 babies named Maddalena, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,467 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 881
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maddalena currently ranks #4467 among girls' names in America, with 881 babies recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddalena has been recorded 881 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #4467 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #8,190 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,467 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 881 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddalena ranks #8,190 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,467 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 881 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,467 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 881
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maddalena's 881 recorded births place it above 88.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Maddalena compares
881 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maddalena's all-time total is 134% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maddalena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 881 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maddalena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maddalena's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maddalena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Maddalena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (252 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Maddalena's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Maddalena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
252 births
- 2020s
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 252 births (29% of all-time use).
How Maddalena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maddalena's total volume
Maddalena by state
Where Maddalena concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 121 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 2.3% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
121 of 881 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Maddalena's data
- Maddalena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (252 total births) through the 2020s (150) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Maddalenas (121 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maddalena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maddalena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.