Magdalen
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning woman from Magdala.
Babies a year
19
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Magdalen by the numbers
Magdalen was given to 19 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 92 babies in 1915, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Magdalen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Magdalenafrom magdala or tower275 in the US (2017)
- Magdalenefrom Magdala, a town in Galilee109 in the US (2017)
- Magdalynfrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene24 in the US (2017)
- Madalynwoman from magdala; a form of Magdalene448 in the US (2017)
- Maddalynfrom magdala, of the tower; variant of magdalen or madeline45 in the US (2017)
- Maddalenaof magdala or tower; a form of Magdalene28 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Magdalen
Names that are said the same way as Magdalen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Magdalen
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