Girl name#943 of girl names
Magdalena
Pronounced M AE2 G D AH0 L IY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 4 syllables
- Peaked 2007
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
How popular is Magdalena?
Magdalena is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 19,456 children — the 943rd most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2007, when 325 children were given it.
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AE2 G D AH0 L IY1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 2010
- Syllables:
- 4
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Magdalena
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Magdalena
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Magdalena?
- Magdalena ranks 943rd among girls' names in US records, with 19,456 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,746.
- Is Magdalena a unisex name?
- No. Magdalena is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Magdalena most popular?
- 2007, when 325 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.