Magdalena

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Magdalena is the original version of the given name Magdalene and is used in West Slavic, Hungarian, German, Lithuanian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Georgian, and other languages.

From Wikipedia

Magdalena first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 57 babies (rank #715 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Magdalena

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Magdalena yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

542

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Magdalena

Magdalena Anderssonparty leader · b. 1967
Magdalena Neunerbiathlete · b. 1987
Magdalena Abakanowiczinstallation artist · b. 1930
Magdalena Tulrecording artist · b. 1980
Magdalena Erikssonassociation football player · b. 1993

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	6	#2,537
1997	7	#2,300
1998	4	#3,528
1999	7	#2,335
2000	8	#2,090
2001	7	#2,370
2002	10	#1,856
2003	10	#1,935
2004	14	#1,594
2005	13	#1,750
2006	17	#1,477
2007	36	#871
2008	38	#867
2009	50	#734
2010	45	#816
2011	44	#835
2012	57	#715
2013	40	#935
2014	54	#735
2015	34	#1,046
2016	41	#912