How Many People Are Named Magdelena?
An estimated 313 people in the United States have the first name Magdelena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Magdelena peaked in popularity in 1993 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Magdelena 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 Magdelena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
313
About 1 in 1,095,062 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1993
15 births
Total Registered
367
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Magdelena
Magdelena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 367 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Magdelena as a female name
Ranked #16,680 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1993 (15 births)
Magdelena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Magdelena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 93 babies were registered. Magdelena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Magdelena by Decade
How has Magdelena 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.
Magdelena by State
Magdelena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Magdelena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Magdelena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Magdelena?
We estimate approximately 313 people named Magdelena 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 1,095,062 Americans share this first name.
Is Magdelena a common name?
Magdelena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 367 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Magdelena most popular?
Magdelena reached peak popularity in 1993, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Magdelena is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Magdelena a female name?
Magdelena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Magdelena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Magdelena Smith, Magdelena Johnson, Magdelena 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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