Is Magdalena a boy or girl name?
Magdalena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 321 girls and 0 boys were named Magdalena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 19,456 US babies named Magdalena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #838
- Babies named Magdalena since 1880
- 19,456
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 325 babies
Boys and girls named Magdalena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 306 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 364 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 346 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 604 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 967 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 739 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 810 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,287 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,572 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,591 | 100% |
| 1980s | 10 | 1,668 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,457 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,841 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,444 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,450 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 321 | #838 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 296 | #902 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 301 | #912 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 276 | #951 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 256 | #998 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 274 | #962 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,046 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 278 | #950 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 262 | #1,010 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,099 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 274 | #975 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,128 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,143 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,152 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,086 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 271 | #981 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 310 | #896 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 325 | #864 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 295 | #900 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 321 | #807 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 312 | #806 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 264 | #906 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 228 | #972 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 270 | #848 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 245 | #896 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 242 | #885 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 263 | #811 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 288 | #742 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 250 | #814 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 263 | #768 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 262 | #780 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 269 | #768 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 219 | #897 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 192 | #979 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 209 | #918 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,015 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 168 | #985 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 170 | #953 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,406 | 196 | #849 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,053 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 150 | #967 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 144 | #999 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,975 | 195 | #814 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 168 | #893 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 167 | #904 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 182 | #855 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 147 | #952 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 169 | #867 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 161 | #850 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 168 | #815 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 156 | #845 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 165 | #796 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 127 | #960 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 158 | #858 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 158 | #853 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 153 | #841 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 117 | #957 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 135 | #879 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 150 | #814 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 168 | #766 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 170 | #803 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 158 | #832 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 187 | #762 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 169 | #806 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 165 | #806 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 155 | #823 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 142 | #858 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 124 | #922 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 140 | #841 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 132 | #847 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 122 | #861 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 122 | #839 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 115 | #862 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 140 | #741 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 95 | #914 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 113 | #829 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 120 | #787 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 92 | #928 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 75 | #965 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 62 | #983 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 63 | #985 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 81 | #867 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 64 | #983 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 73 | #855 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 67 | #872 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 60 | #912 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 63 | #897 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 67 | #846 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 54 | #934 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 82 | #748 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 64 | #859 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 85 | #706 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 81 | #751 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 93 | #694 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 90 | #741 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 92 | #729 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 102 | #694 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 112 | #686 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 86 | #781 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 96 | #755 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 113 | #701 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 106 | #710 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 80 | #821 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 96 | #747 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 84 | #789 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 62 | #899 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 79 | #804 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 68 | #831 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 85 | #734 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 76 | #759 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 56 | #774 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 49 | #757 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 53 | #694 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 40 | #693 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 36 | #707 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 47 | #563 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 28 | #736 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 32 | #676 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 33 | #629 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 32 | #628 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 28 | #663 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 40 | #509 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 37 | #533 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 37 | #504 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 32 | #627 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 28 | #590 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 38 | #507 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 29 | #562 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 42 | #450 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 31 | #534 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 46 | #413 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 58 | #353 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 26 | #548 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 41 | #392 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 25 | #532 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 37 | #403 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 41 | #379 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 26 | #442 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 40 | #341 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 32 | #360 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 31 | #363 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 27 | #350 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 33 | #311 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 20 | #380 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 19 | #383 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Magdalena reached #6,975 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #311 in 1882. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Magdalena
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.