Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Magdalene

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Magdalene
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1923

Peak rank proxy

199

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19232024

Peak year

1923

Decline from peak

21.1%

2024

157

All-time

9,828

Magdalene has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1923, when 199 girls were named Magdalene.

In 2024, only 157 girls were given the name.

Down 21.1% from its peak.

All told, about 9,828 Americans have been named Magdalene and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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