Girls' name · since 1920

Magdline

23 babies named Magdline in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

23
total births
1920–1929
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Magdline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1920.

Magdline has 23 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1929.

  • 23 total births
  • 1920–1929 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

23 girls have been named Magdline since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.

23
total births
1920–1929
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Magdline was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Magdline in 1922 - its busiest year on record.

Magdline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Magdline splits its recorded history at 1926: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Magdline at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

23

Since 1920

10 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1920

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1929

Magdline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 1920192219261929 6

Magdline by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1920s was Magdline's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Magdline births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Magdline?
Magdline has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1929. 6 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
When was Magdline most popular?
Magdline was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Magdline been used?
Magdline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 10 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Magdline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maggie, Magnolia, Magdalena, Magdalene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1920–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Magdline: Baby Name Since 1920 - 23 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/magdline. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Magdline 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 July 2026.