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Magdalene

Magdalene holds the #1341 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 165 newborn girls in a single year. Here's the interesting part: Magdalene peaked in 1904, faded, and is now climbing again — a classic comeback pattern. Its strongest year on record was 1904 (#430 nationally, 56 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Minnesota (#540 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1341
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#430
in 1904 (1900s)
Babies in 2025
165
girls named Magdalene

Magdalene popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.011%0.016%0.022%18801900192019401960198020002020#430 in 1904
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1904

Where Magdalene is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025ND—Minnesota: #540 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#540Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025WI—Michigan: #735 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#735New York: #2075 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#2075Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025IL—Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #801 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025CT—California: #1742 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1742Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025UT—Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Magdalene in 2025HI—Texas: #1532 (15 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1532Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Minnesota (#540), Michigan (#735), Indiana (#815)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Magdalene in the most recent year of SSA data.

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