Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Bitter: Woman from Magdala. Variant of Madeleine.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Madalena
Pronunciation
m(a)-dale-na, mad(a)-lena
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #4970, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6546, 17 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #2115, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1972 (rank #851, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2962, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence