Madelena
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning woman from magdala; a form of Magdalena.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Madelena by the numbers
Madelena was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Magdalena
Like Madelena, each of these traces back to Magdalena: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Madelena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Madalenawoman from magdala; a form of magdalena5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Madelinawoman from magdala; a form of Madeline15 in the US (2017)
- Madeleinawoman from Magdala; variant of Magdalene8 in the US (2017)
- Maddelenawoman from magdala; a form of Magdalena7 in the US (2017)
- Magdelenafrom magdala, tower; a form of Magdalena6 in the US (2017)
- Madelenewoman from magdala; spelling variant of Madeline5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Madelena
Names that are said the same way as Madelena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Madelena
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