Boy or Girl

Is Magdalen a boy or girl name?

Magdalen was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,251 US babies named Magdalen were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#10,732
Babies named Magdalen since 1880
3,251
Most popular year
1915
92 babies
Babies named Magdalen each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Magdalen from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.025507510018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Magdalen, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s094100%
1890s0219100%
1900s0228100%
1910s0579100%
1920s0548100%
1930s0252100%
1940s0154100%
1950s0138100%
1960s077100%
1970s055100%
1980s095100%
1990s0186100%
2000s0338100%
2010s0230100%
2020s058100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–9#10,732
20230–11#9,365
20220–15#7,498
20210–8#11,764
20200–15#7,434
20190–24#5,396
20180–11#9,558
20170–19#6,435
20160–30#4,694
20150–29#4,812
20140–28#4,975
20130–25#5,422
20120–20#6,496
20110–24#5,658
20100–20#6,550
20090–28#5,176
20080–22#6,277
20070–29#5,046
20060–51#3,247
20050–35#4,085
20040–37#3,872
20030–31#4,273
20020–30#4,239
20010–41#3,347
20000–34#3,780
19990–24#4,671
19980–25#4,447
19970–17#5,781
19960–32#3,545
19950–20#4,950
19940–15#6,198
19930–14#6,473
19920–12#7,329
19910–17#5,562
19900–10#8,263
19890–10#7,806
19880–12#6,515
19870–10#7,127
19860–5#12,019
19850–14#5,227
19840–6#9,859
19830–8#7,741
19820–8#7,903
19810–11#6,145
19800–11#6,157
19790–6#9,668
19780–10#6,200
19770–10#6,150
19760–6#8,768
19750–8#6,870
19740–0–
19730–9#5,845
19720–6#7,823
19710–0–
19700–0–
19690–6#7,118
19680–7#5,991
19670–7#5,801
19660–10#4,365
19650–8#5,106
19640–8#5,273
19630–8#5,129
19620–5#7,167
19610–13#3,714
19600–5#6,934
19590–10#4,193
19580–8#4,752
19570–17#2,885
19560–17#2,892
19550–14#3,174
19540–11#3,615
19530–12#3,389
19520–16#2,742
19510–24#2,043
19500–9#3,842
19490–10#3,526
19480–11#3,264
19470–9#3,906
19460–17#2,363
19450–13#2,550
19440–15#2,349
19430–19#2,048
19420–27#1,615
19410–18#1,995
19400–15#2,167
19390–26#1,500
19380–22#1,684
19370–17#1,968
19360–20#1,722
19350–20#1,751
19340–19#1,814
19330–23#1,582
19320–33#1,285
19310–26#1,484
19300–46#1,095
19290–34#1,299
19280–44#1,155
19270–43#1,182
19260–47#1,108
19250–50#1,084
19240–69#915
19230–53#1,046
19220–60#965
19210–64#933
19200–84#788
19190–62#898
19180–74#835
19170–63#870
19160–87#729
19150–92#691
19140–62#733
19130–35#907
19120–46#743
19110–28#821
19100–30#789
19090–21#898
19080–26#762
19070–13#1,119
19060–26#726
19050–25#724
19040–22#766
19030–19#801
19020–28#635
19010–30#571
19000–18#908
18990–26#613
18980–18#805
18970–26#607
18960–18#777
18950–28#571
18940–31#522
18930–20#652
18920–16#750
18910–18#634
18900–18#631
18890–9#936
18880–12#773
18870–20#506
18860–8#870
18850–7#889
18840–12#631
18830–12#573
18820–7#782
18810–0–
18800–7#716

Highest rank

Magdalen has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #506 in 1887. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Magdalen

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.