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Magdalena

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Magdalena: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Recording by Katharina Liebert. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #712 to #3142.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#712#3142
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2350
1997#2152
1998#3142
1999#2189
2000#1995
2001#2226
2002#1784
2003#1843
2004#1535
2005#1690
2006#1435
2007#866
2008#859
2009#726
2010#801
2011#830
2012#712
2013#925
2014#731
2015#1033
2016#897
2017#1002
2018#902
2019#1153
2020#1313
2021#1569
2022#1245
2023#1863
2024#1603
2025#1362

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 60 of the 72 years from 1952 to 2023.

In 2024: #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1603 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #392 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–2023

    Highest recorded position: #71 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1952–2023).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #71 in Norway in 1984.

Magdalena's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#136223HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#160319HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#186315HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#124526HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#156919HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#131324HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#115329HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#90241HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#100236HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#89741HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#103334HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#73154HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#92540HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#71257HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#83044HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#80145HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#72650HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#85938HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#86636HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#143517HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#169013HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#153514HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#184310HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#178410HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#22267HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#19958HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#21897HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#31424HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#21527HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#23506HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#4745HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#3977HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4535HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#4726HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4089HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5275HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5285HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4777HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5904HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#36412HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#4319HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#33814HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#30816HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#34013HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#4937HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#33013HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#4099HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#29114HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5725HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#31313HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#3989HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#28115HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#33312HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#23520HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#20027HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#19729HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#18332HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#16239HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#17838HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#14054HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#10677HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#15844HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#12460HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#15247HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#9179HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#8484HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#71105HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#8784HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#8390HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#10169HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#8881HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#9771HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#12152HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#11951HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#13248HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#20524HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#17632HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#26017HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#25318HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#3799HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#35410HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#3878HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#35210HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#29212HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#5294HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#3868HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#4924HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4116HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#4285HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3925HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#8983HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#5686HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#4489HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#5327HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#37412HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#43510HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#28518HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#39512HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#33114HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#43010HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#4319HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5505HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Magdalena is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Magdalena, between 1952 and 2025, in 65 of those 74 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1952–202360#71 in 1984
England and Wales1996–202530#712 in 2012
Republic of Ireland2006–202415#285 in 2011
Northern Ireland20141#439 in 2014

Its high point came 30 years earlier in Norway (1984) than in Northern Ireland (2014).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1952; it appears again in 1958.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #71 in Norway in 1984. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.