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Magdalena

As a girl's name, Magdalena traces back to Spanish, where it is understood to mean "Spanish/Italian form of Magdalene". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. 2007 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.

SpanishSpanish/Italian form of Magdalene
EtymologyMeaning "of Magdala"
Births by decade
1900s
346
1910s
604
1920s
967
1930s
739
1940s
810
1950s
1,286
1960s
1,571
1970s
1,589
1980s
1,677
1990s
2,456
2000s
2,828
2010s
1,916
Peaked in the 2000s · 16,789 total U.S. births since 1900