Girls' name · since 1880
Magdalene
Magdalene has 9,994 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,342 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,994
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
9,994 babies have been named Magdalene since 1880, making it today's #1342 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Magdalene recorded 9,994 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1342 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,669 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,342 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,994 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magdalene ranks #1,669 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,342 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,994 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,342 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,994
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Magdalene's 9,994 recorded births place it above 97.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Magdalene compares
9,994 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Magdalene's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Magdalene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,994 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 199 | 21 | 19,840 |
Magdalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Magdalene's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 199, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Magdalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 199
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Magdalene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,558 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Magdalene's strongest decade.
1,558 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Magdalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 146
1880s
146 births
- 1890s 282
1890s
282 births
- 1900s 402
1900s
402 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,269 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,558 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,010 births
- 1940s 619
1940s
619 births
- 1950s 457
1950s
457 births
- 1960s 273
1960s
273 births
- 1970s 220
1970s
220 births
- 1980s 339
1980s
339 births
- 1990s 530
1990s
530 births
- 2000s
2000s
951 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,152 births
- 2020s
2020s
786 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,558 births (16% of all-time use).
How Magdalene 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 Magdalene's total volume
Magdalene by state
Where Magdalene concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 498 | 5.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 473 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 440 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 389 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 355 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 299 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 238 | 2.4% |
| #8 | California | | 200 | 2.0% |
498 of 9,994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Magdalene appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Magdalene's data
- Magdalene's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (1,558 total births) through the 2020s (786) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Magdalenes (498 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Magdalene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
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 Magdalene 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.