Magdalene
2025 SSA
About Magdalene
This name made famous in the New Testament has gone from crusty grandma to sleek and chic in recent years, or is it months? The name's image is perhaps helped by the fact that Mary Magdalene was one of the most intriguing women inthe Bible, both a saint and a sinner.
Pronounced MAG-duh-len; MAG-duh-lee-nee.
As of October 2026, Magdalene ranked #1345 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #432 in 1904.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,611 | 134 | 75 |
| 2015 | #1,808 | 116 | 65 |
| 2016 | #1,586 | 140 | 79 |
| 2017 | #1,872 | 109 | 63.1 |
| 2018 | #1,701 | 122 | 71.7 |
| 2019 | #2,120 | 89 | 53 |
| 2020 | #1,779 | 112 | 69.3 |
| 2021 | #2,109 | 90 | 54.8 |
| 2022 | #1,727 | 121 | 73.8 |
| 2023 | #1,530 | 140 | 87.3 |
| 2024 | #1,419 | 157 | 96.9 |
| 2025 | #1,345 | 165 | 102.7 |
World rankings
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Magdalene on lists
Famous Magdalenes
- Mary Magdalene
Biblical follower of Jesus
- Saint Magdalene of Canossa
Italian nun
- Magdalene Anyango Namakhiya Odundo
Kenyan,British potter
- (Anna) Magdalene Thoresen
Danish,Norwegian poet and playwright
- Magdalene Fischer
one of the first surviving American quintuplets
- Laura Magdalene Eisenhower
great,granddaughter of US President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Magdalene in pop culture
- Magdalene Defoe
the real name of Blind Mag from Repo! The Genetic Opera
- Magdalene
a song by Akira Yamaoka
- Magdalene College
Cambridge (pronounced maud,lin)
- Magdalene
Main character in the Fallen book series
- Magdalene "Lena" Dead
character in Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
- Magdalene Druckeryn
Secondary protagonist of the game Pentiment