Magdalena is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “woman from Magdala.” In 2024 it was given to 321 girls in the United States.
Magdalena belongs to the Spanish and German tradition. Its meaning — “woman from Magdala” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Magdalena first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #311 in 1882, and in 2024 321 babies received the name — 19,446 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Magdalena means “woman from Magdala” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Magdalena is a girl name. In 2024, 321 babies received the name in the US.
Magdalena comes from the Spanish, German and Scandinavian tradition.
Magdalena first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #311 in 1882, and 321 babies were given the name in 2024.
Magdalena is pronounced /mæɡdəˈlɛnə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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