Magdalene

Meaning: Woman from Magdala
Origin: Aramaic — The byname of Mary Magdalene, Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee, means tower

Girl's name · #1345 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Magdalene belongs to an older America first — it reached #432 back in 1904 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1345. About 10,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,282 in Canada (2025) · #3,333 in England & Wales (2025) · #9,923 in Ecuador (2022) · #16,769 in Italy (2022) · #1,491 in Austria (2012) · #5,185 in France (2007).

Famous Magdalenes

Magdalene of Bavaria — Consort of Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1587–1628)
Magdalene of Nagasaki — Japanese martyr and saint (1611–1634)
Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg — Daughter of Duke Wilhelm of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and Countess Palatine of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1553–1633)
Magdalene Odundo — Kenyan-born British studio potter (born 1950)
Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony — Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg from 1652 to 1668 (1617–1668)

In stories & tradition

Magdalene Shaw^it — The Fate of the Furious (film)
Magdalene — Player character from The Binding of Isaac roguelike video game series
Magdalene Nox — The Headmistress Series (novel series)

What Magdalenes become

Among 102 notable people named Magdalene:

Similar names: Magdalena · Isabell · Marlene · Arlene · Symphony · Anastacia

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