Girls' name · since 1880
Magdalena
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 19,773 babies named Magdalena, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,773
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Magdalena currently ranks #849 among girls' names in America, with 19,773 babies recorded since 1880.
Magdalena has 19,773 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #849 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,077 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #849 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,773 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magdalena ranks #1,077 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #849 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,773 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #849 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,773
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Magdalena's 19,773 recorded births place it above 98.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Magdalena compares
19,773 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Magdalena's all-time total is 53x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Magdalena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,773 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 325 | 21 | 19,840 |
Magdalena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Magdalena splits its recorded history at 1953: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (19 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 325 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Magdalena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 325
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Magdalena popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1982 (Magdalena as boys' name)
Magdalena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,842 births, 14% of the file).
2000s was Magdalena's strongest decade.
2,842 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Magdalena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 306
1880s
306 births
- 1890s 364
1890s
364 births
- 1900s 346
1900s
346 births
- 1910s 604
1910s
604 births
- 1920s 967
1920s
967 births
- 1930s 739
1930s
739 births
- 1940s 810
1940s
810 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,288 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,572 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,591 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,668 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,457 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,842 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,447 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,772 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,842 births (14% of all-time use).
How Magdalena 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 Magdalena's total volume
Magdalena by state
Where Magdalena concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,071 | 20.6% |
| #2 | California | | 3,952 | 20.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,275 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,206 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 429 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 363 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 340 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 327 | 1.7% |
4,071 of 19,773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Magdalena appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Magdalena's data
- Magdalena's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,842 total births) through the 2020s (1,772) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Magdalenas (4,071 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Magdalena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Magdalena 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.