Magdalena
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Magdalena peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,555 people · the #6,099 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 125,000 · median age 77
Among people named Magdalena living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Magdalena
Most people given the name Magdalena in the United States were born between 1960 and 2019. The Magdalena you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Magdalena deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Magdalena truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Magdalena fits with your family’s names and surname.
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