Magdalena is an established girls' name that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Magdalena is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #850 for girl births in the United States (and #1,616 across all names), given to 320 babies. Magdalena was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2007 (325 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 320 | 320 | #850 | — |
| 2024 | 323 | 323 | #838 | — |
| 2023 | 296 | 296 | #904 | — |
| 2022 | 301 | 301 | #912 | — |
| 2021 | 276 | 276 | #952 | — |
| 2020 | 256 | 256 | #998 | — |
| 2019 | 274 | 274 | #964 | — |
| 2018 | 246 | 246 | #1,046 | — |
| 2017 | 279 | 279 | #950 | — |
| 2016 | 263 | 263 | #1,007 | — |
| 2015 | 236 | 236 | #1,099 | — |
| 2014 | 274 | 274 | #975 | — |
| 2013 | 215 | 215 | #1,128 | — |
| 2012 | 216 | 216 | #1,143 | — |
| 2011 | 214 | 214 | #1,147 | — |
| 2010 | 230 | 230 | #1,086 | — |
| 2009 | 271 | 271 | #981 | — |
| 2008 | 310 | 310 | #896 | — |
| 2007 | 325 | 325 | #864 | — |
| 2006 | 295 | 295 | #900 | — |
| 2005 | 321 | 321 | #807 | — |
| 2004 | 312 | 312 | #806 | — |
| 2003 | 264 | 264 | #906 | — |
| 2002 | 229 | 229 | #969 | — |
| 2001 | 270 | 270 | #848 | — |
| 2000 | 245 | 245 | #896 | — |
| 1999 | 242 | 242 | #885 | — |
| 1998 | 263 | 263 | #811 | — |
| 1997 | 288 | — | #742 | — |
| 1996 | 250 | — | #814 | — |
| 1995 | 263 | — | #768 | — |
| 1994 | 262 | — | #780 | — |
| 1993 | 269 | — | #768 | — |
| 1992 | 219 | — | #897 | — |
| 1991 | 192 | — | #979 | — |
| 1990 | 209 | — | #918 | — |
| 1989 | 169 | — | #1,015 | — |
| 1988 | 168 | — | #985 | — |
| 1987 | 170 | — | #953 | — |
| 1986 | 201 | — | #849 | #7,405 |
| 1985 | 141 | — | #1,053 | — |
| 1984 | 150 | — | #967 | — |
| 1983 | 144 | — | #999 | — |
| 1982 | 200 | — | #814 | #6,974 |
| 1981 | 168 | — | #893 | — |
| 1980 | 167 | — | #905 | — |
| 1979 | 182 | — | #855 | — |
| 1978 | 147 | — | #952 | — |
| 1977 | 169 | — | #867 | — |
| 1976 | 160 | — | #855 | — |
| 1975 | 169 | — | #812 | — |
| 1974 | 156 | — | #845 | — |
| 1973 | 165 | — | #796 | — |
| 1972 | 127 | — | #960 | — |
| 1971 | 158 | — | #858 | — |
| 1970 | 158 | — | #855 | — |
| 1969 | 153 | — | #841 | — |
| 1968 | 117 | — | #957 | — |
| 1967 | 135 | — | #879 | — |
| 1966 | 150 | — | #814 | — |
| 1965 | 168 | — | #766 | — |
| 1964 | 170 | — | #803 | — |
| 1963 | 158 | — | #832 | — |
| 1962 | 187 | — | #762 | — |
| 1961 | 169 | — | #807 | — |
| 1960 | 165 | — | #806 | — |
| 1959 | 155 | — | #824 | — |
| 1958 | 142 | — | #858 | — |
| 1957 | 125 | — | #916 | — |
| 1956 | 140 | — | #841 | — |
| 1955 | 132 | — | #847 | — |
| 1954 | 122 | — | #861 | — |
| 1953 | 122 | — | #839 | — |
| 1952 | 115 | — | #862 | — |
| 1951 | 140 | — | #741 | — |
| 1950 | 95 | — | #914 | — |
| 1949 | 113 | — | #829 | — |
| 1948 | 120 | — | #787 | — |
| 1947 | 92 | — | #928 | — |
| 1946 | 75 | — | #965 | — |
| 1945 | 62 | — | #983 | — |
| 1944 | 63 | — | #985 | — |
| 1943 | 81 | — | #867 | — |
| 1942 | 64 | — | #983 | — |
| 1941 | 73 | — | #855 | — |
| 1940 | 67 | — | #872 | — |
| 1939 | 60 | — | #912 | — |
| 1938 | 63 | — | #897 | — |
| 1937 | 67 | — | #846 | — |
| 1936 | 54 | — | #934 | — |
| 1935 | 82 | — | #748 | — |
| 1934 | 64 | — | #859 | — |
| 1933 | 85 | — | #706 | — |
| 1932 | 81 | — | #751 | — |
| 1931 | 93 | — | #694 | — |
| 1930 | 90 | — | #741 | — |
| 1929 | 92 | — | #729 | — |
| 1928 | 102 | — | #694 | — |
| 1927 | 112 | — | #686 | — |
| 1926 | 86 | — | #781 | — |
| 1925 | 96 | — | #755 | — |
| 1924 | 113 | — | #701 | — |
| 1923 | 106 | — | #710 | — |
| 1922 | 80 | — | #821 | — |
| 1921 | 96 | — | #747 | — |
| 1920 | 84 | — | #789 | — |
| 1919 | 62 | — | #899 | — |
| 1918 | 79 | — | #804 | — |
| 1917 | 68 | — | #831 | — |
| 1916 | 85 | — | #734 | — |
| 1915 | 76 | — | #759 | — |
| 1914 | 56 | — | #774 | — |
| 1913 | 49 | — | #757 | — |
| 1912 | 53 | — | #694 | — |
| 1911 | 40 | — | #693 | — |
| 1910 | 36 | — | #707 | — |
| 1909 | 47 | — | #563 | — |
| 1908 | 28 | — | #736 | — |
| 1907 | 32 | — | #676 | — |
| 1906 | 33 | — | #629 | — |
| 1905 | 32 | — | #628 | — |
| 1904 | 28 | — | #663 | — |
| 1903 | 40 | — | #509 | — |
| 1902 | 37 | — | #533 | — |
| 1901 | 37 | — | #504 | — |
| 1900 | 32 | — | #627 | — |
| 1899 | 28 | — | #590 | — |
| 1898 | 38 | — | #507 | — |
| 1897 | 29 | — | #562 | — |
| 1896 | 42 | — | #450 | — |
| 1895 | 31 | — | #534 | — |
| 1894 | 46 | — | #413 | — |
| 1893 | 58 | — | #353 | — |
| 1892 | 26 | — | #548 | — |
| 1891 | 41 | — | #392 | — |
| 1890 | 25 | — | #532 | — |
| 1889 | 37 | — | #403 | — |
| 1888 | 41 | — | #379 | — |
| 1887 | 26 | — | #442 | — |
| 1886 | 40 | — | #341 | — |
| 1885 | 32 | — | #360 | — |
| 1884 | 31 | — | #363 | — |
| 1883 | 27 | — | #350 | — |
| 1882 | 33 | — | #311 | — |
| 1881 | 20 | — | #380 | — |
| 1880 | 19 | — | #383 | — |