Maddalena comes from the Hebrew / Italian tradition, meaning Woman from Magdala.
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How popular is Maddalena?
2015peak year
Today, Maddalena is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5148), with only about 26 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2015, 35 babies were given the name (ranked #4198 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Maddalena's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 850 babies have been registered as Maddalena since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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