Magdalen Name Popularity

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How popular is Magdalen?

In 2018 the rare name Magdalen, ranked the 9,486th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Magdalen is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #506 was reached in 1887.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1915 with 92 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Magdalen was less than 5, most recently in 1974.

Approximately during the years 1891-1894, 1909-1915, 1986-1991, and 1997-2001, the name Magdalen took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1904-1907, 1942-1945, and 2016-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

For a number of years, the name Magdalen has steadily decreased in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Magdalen lately has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Magdalen?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Magdalen is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Magdalen (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		11	9,486
2017		19	6,417
2016		30	4,686
2015		29	4,801
2014		28	4,966
2013		25	5,416
2012		20	6,485
2011		24	5,650
2010		20	6,544
2009		28	5,174
2008		22	6,271
2007		29	5,044
2006		51	3,246
2005		35	4,084
2004		37	3,868
2003		31	4,272
2002		30	4,236
2001		41	3,346
2000		34	3,780
1999		24	4,671
1998		25	4,447
1997		17	5,780
1996		32	3,545
1995		20	4,950
1994		15	6,198
1993		14	6,473
1992		12	7,327
1991		17	5,560
1990		10	8,262
1989		10	7,804
1988		12	6,514
1987		10	7,125
1986		5	12,012
1985		14	5,227
1984		6	9,848
1983		8	7,740
1982		8	7,900
1981		11	6,144
1980		11	6,157
1979		6	9,664
1978		10	6,200
1977		10	6,151
1976		6	8,761
1975		8	6,869
1974		< 5	--
1973		9	5,844
1972		6	7,822
1971		< 5	--
1970		< 5	--
1969		6	7,113
1968		7	5,992
1967		7	5,797
1966		10	4,364
1965		8	5,103
1964		8	5,272
1963		8	5,129
1962		5	7,165
1961		13	3,711
1960		5	6,937
1959		10	4,193
1958		8	4,751
1957		17	2,883
1956		17	2,891
1955		14	3,175
1954		11	3,616
1953		12	3,390
1952		16	2,744
1951		24	2,044
1950		9	3,843
1949		10	3,525
1948		11	3,261
1947		9	3,906
1946		17	2,362
1945		13	2,550
1944		15	2,349
1943		19	2,048
1942		27	1,615
1941		18	1,995
1940		15	2,167
1939		26	1,501
1938		22	1,684
1937		17	1,968
1936		20	1,722
1935		20	1,753
1934		19	1,813
1933		23	1,582
1932		33	1,284
1931		26	1,483
1930		46	1,095
1929		34	1,300
1928		44	1,155
1927		43	1,182
1926		47	1,108
1925		50	1,084
1924		70	911
1923		52	1,063
1922		60	965
1921		64	933
1920		84	788
1919		62	898
1918		74	835
1917		63	870
1916		87	729
1915		92	691
1914		62	733
1913		35	907
1912		46	743
1911		28	821
1910		30	789
1909		21	898
1908		26	762
1907		13	1,119
1906		26	726
1905		25	724
1904		22	766
1903		19	801
1902		28	635
1901		30	571
1900		18	908
1899		26	613
1898		18	805
1897		26	607
1896		18	777
1895		28	571
1894		31	522
1893		20	652
1892		16	750
1891		18	634
1890		18	631
1889		9	936
1888		12	773
1887		20	506
1886		8	870
1885		7	889
1884		12	631
1883		12	573
1882		7	782
1881		< 5	--
1880		7	716

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.