How Many People Are Named Madalena?
An estimated 694 people in the United States have the first name Madalena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Madalena peaked in popularity in 2010 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Madalena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Madalena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
694
About 1 in 493,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2010
28 births
Total Registered
810
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Madalena
Madalena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 810 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Madalena as a female name
Ranked #7,425 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (28 births)
Madalena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Madalena span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 194 babies were registered. While Madalena is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Madalena by Decade
How has Madalena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Madalena by State
Birth registrations for Madalena span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, New York. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Florida. On average, about 10 Madalenas were registered per state.
Madalena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Madalena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Madalena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Madalena?
We estimate approximately 694 people named Madalena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 493,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Madalena a common name?
Madalena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 810 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Madalena most popular?
Madalena reached peak popularity in 2010, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Madalena is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Madalena a female name?
Madalena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Madalena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Madalena Smith, Madalena Johnson, Madalena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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