Magdalena

Greek

"from Magdala"

Magdalena Origin and Meaning

The name Magdalena is a girl's name of Greek, Czech origin meaning "from Magdala".

Magdalena is a pretty name forever associated with the fallen-yet-redeemed Mary Magdalen; often heard in the Hispanic community. But forward thinking parents are reviving Magdalena along with Magdalene and the unrelated but similar-sounding Marguerite.

Magdalena Rank in US Top 1000

# 838 in the US

Magdalena Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 577 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Magdalena

• 838 US 2024
• 577 Nameberry 2025
• 46 Unique 2018
• 914 England 2018
• 99 Germany 2021
• 404 Mexico 2021
• 26 Austria 2024
• 58 Poland 2024
• 49 Chile 2021
• 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023
• 35 Croatia 2024

20 Names Similar to Magdalena

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Magdalena.

• Antonia
• Lucinda
• Marcella
• Helene
• Cornelia
• Lavinia
• Magdalene
• Rosaline
• Gwendoline
• Deirdra
• Letitia
• Lucretia
• Silvia
• Theodosia
• Georgiana
• Augusta
• Jessamine
• Rosamund
• Marguerite
• Marceline

Famous People Named Magdalena

• Magdalena of Valois Princess of France, sister of Louis XI of France
• Magdalena Frackowiak Polish fashion model
• Magdalena Lewy Boulet (born 1973), American runner
• Magdalena Maleeva (b. 1975) Bulgarian tennis player
• Magdalena Schneider Austrian actress
• Magdalena Jasek Polish model
• Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon birth name of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo
• Magdalena Augusta Princess of Anhalt,Zerbst, Duchess of Saxe,Gotha,Altenburg; grandmother of George III of the UK
• Magdalena Reuss (Magdalene Pauline) of Köstritz Princess consort of Hubertus of Prussia
• Magdalena Abakanowicz Polish sculpturer and painter
• Magdalena Cielecka Polish actress
• Magdalena Pokora aka Magda Femme Polish singer
• Magdalena Fularczyk Polish rower
• Magdalena Ewa Gąsior Marek, Polish politician
• Magdalena Daria Gessler Polish restaurateur
• Magdalena Jaworska Polish journalist, Miss Polonia 1984
• Magdalena Kemnitz Polish rower
• Magdalena Lamparska Polish actress
• Magdalena Anna Leciejewska Polish basketball player
• Magdalena Eriksson Swedish soccer player

The name Magdalena in Pop Culture

• Magdalena "Lena " main character of Lauren Oliver's novel Delirium
• Magdalena Wiik Ullstadius and Emilie Magdalena Ullstadius, characters in The dung,beetle flies at dusk by Maria Gripe
• Magdalena one of Yunior's past loves in the novel, This Is How You Lose Her
• Magdalena a type of Spanish muffin
• Magdalena song by the rock band A Perfect Circle
• Magdalena gypsy girl in the show The Finder
• Magdalena a song by Brandon Flowers
• Me and Magdalena a song by The Monkees