Girls' name · since 1913
Magdalyn
651 babies named Magdalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 651
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
651 babies have been named Magdalyn since 1913, making it today's #15043 girls' name.
Magdalyn has 651 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15043 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #9,994 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,043 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 651 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Magdalyn ranks #9,994 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,043 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 651 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 651
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Magdalyn's 651 recorded births place it above 86.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Magdalyn compares
651 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Magdalyn's all-time total is 73% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Magdalyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 651 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Magdalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Magdalyn splits its recorded history at 2006: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Magdalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Magdalyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (241 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Magdalyn's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Magdalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
241 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 241 births (37% of all-time use).
How Magdalyn 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 Magdalyn's total volume
Magdalyn by state
Where Magdalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
6 of 651 births nationwide.
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What to do with Magdalyn's data
- Magdalyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (241 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Magdalyns (6 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 Magdalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Magdalyn 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.