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Magdalene
Pronounced /ˈmæɡdəlin/
Rank in 2024
#1,414
Born in 2024
157
Peak year
1923 · #492
Origin
Hebrew
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 157 girls were named Magdalene, about 1 in every 10,275.
- It peaked in 1923 with 199 babies, ranked #492.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 9,828 girls have been named Magdalene since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Magdalene per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 2,932 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Silent: 1,689 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Boomers: 810 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 371 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 647 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,463 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,456 babies, 0.07 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”), byname of the biblical Mary Magdalene, "Mary of Magdala", from Μαγδαλά (Magdalá), the name of a village on Lake Galilee (the name of which derives from Hebrew מגדל (migdál, “tower”)). Generic use comes from the traditional association of Mary Magdalene with the "woman which was a sinner" mentioned in Luke 7:37. Doublet of Madeleine, Magdalen, Magdalena, and Maudlin.
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈmæɡdəlin/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Magdalene, CC BY-SA 4.0.