Boys' name · since 1916
Magdaleno
1,014 babies named Magdaleno in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,794 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,014
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Magdaleno is the #9794 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,014 recorded since 1916.
Magdaleno has 1,014 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9794 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #5,099 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,794 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,014 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magdaleno ranks #5,099 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,794 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,014 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,794 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,014
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Magdaleno's 1,014 recorded births place it above 88.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Magdaleno compares
1,014 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Magdaleno's all-time total is 175% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Magdaleno | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,014 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Magdaleno's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Magdaleno's full recorded timeline at 1968, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Magdaleno popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Magdaleno by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (135 births, 13% of the file).
1990s was Magdaleno's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Magdaleno births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
109 births
- 1930s
1930s
96 births
- 1940s
1940s
103 births
- 1950s
1950s
88 births
- 1960s
1960s
72 births
- 1970s
1970s
100 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 135 births (13% of all-time use).
How Magdaleno compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Magdaleno's total volume
Magdaleno by state
Where Magdaleno concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 287 | 28.3% |
| #2 | California | | 113 | 11.1% |
287 of 1,014 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Magdaleno's data
- Magdaleno's decade-level peak was the 1990s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Magdalenos (287 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Magdaleno: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
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 Magdaleno 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.