Magdelena
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning from magdala, tower; a form of Magdalena.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Magdelena by the numbers
Magdelena was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Magdalena
Like Magdelena, 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 Magdelena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Magdalenafrom magdala or tower275 in the US (2017)
- Maddelenawoman from magdala; a form of Magdalena7 in the US (2017)
- Madelenawoman from magdala; a form of Magdalena7 in the US (2017)
- Magdalenefrom Magdala, a town in Galilee109 in the US (2017)
- Maddalenaof magdala or tower; a form of Magdalene28 in the US (2017)
- Madalenawoman from magdala; a form of magdalena5 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Magdelena
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