Fun Facts About the Name Magdaleno
- More than 1 thousand babies named Magdaleno: U.S. records list 1,009 babies given the name Magdaleno from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Magdaleno Mean?
Magdaleno is a Spanish masculine given name meaning "of Magdala," the byname attached in the Gospels to Mary of Magdala. It is the masculine counterpart of the Spanish feminine Magdalena, which descends from Greek Magdalēnē and Latin Magdalena. That byname identifies a person by place: Magdala, a settlement on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The place name itself is usually connected with Hebrew migdal, "tower," a word that also appears in older forms such as migdal and migdol, so a customary gloss of the whole name is "tower" or "from the tower." That gloss, however, is an interpretation of the town's name rather than a literal translation of the personal name, whose everyday sense was simply "the one from Magdala." The exact origin of the place name Magdala is not fully settled; the "tower" derivation is the most widely repeated, but it remains a proposal rather than a certainty.
Magdaleno Name History & Origins
The name begins with Magdala, a fishing town on the Sea of Galilee. In the Gospel of Luke, Mary who is called Magdalene is introduced as a follower of Jesus, and the byname served to distinguish her as a woman of that town. Greek-speaking Christians rendered it Magdalēnē, and Latin writers used Magdalena. Devotion to Mary Magdalene spread widely in the medieval Latin West, and her name became common for women in many European languages: Madeleine in French, Maddalena in Italian, Magdalen and Maudlin in English, and Magdalena in Spanish, German, and Polish. The Latinized masculine Magdalenus also appears in older records.
Magdaleno belongs to the Spanish branch of this family. It was formed as a masculine parallel to Magdalena, most likely by giving the name the common Spanish masculine ending -o, in the same way that other paired names distinguish male and female forms. It is found as a given name in Spain and in Spanish-speaking Latin America, and it also occurs there as a surname, which is a separate line of development from the given name. The name is not a translation of a Hebrew personal name but a place-based byname that became a personal name through Christian naming practice.
How Popular is the Name Magdaleno?
Magdaleno has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1999. Its best rank was #1,790 in 1930.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,299 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,493 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #11,621 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,397 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #13,512 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,333 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #13,289 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #8,547 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #9,345 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #13,466 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #10,348 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #9,530 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,427 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #8,482 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #6,922 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #7,944 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #7,609 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #8,156 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #4,815 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #8,769 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #3,659 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #4,126 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #4,597 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #3,949 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #5,756 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #5,313 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,605 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #4,757 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #3,566 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #6,193 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #4,430 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #3,295 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #6,631 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #3,573 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #3,530 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #4,104 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #3,546 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #3,221 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #4,372 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #3,757 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #3,103 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #4,043 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #4,431 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #2,301 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #3,355 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #3,473 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,600 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #3,516 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #3,194 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,480 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #4,514 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,425 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #4,312 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,780 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,405 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #2,979 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,873 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,899 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #2,792 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,967 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #2,752 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #2,727 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #3,112 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #2,876 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,476 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,274 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,980 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #1,922 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #2,547 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,555 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #3,608 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #2,495 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #3,202 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,148 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #2,355 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #2,219 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #1,963 | 14 | 0.0011% |
| 1940 | #2,146 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1939 | #3,015 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1938 | #3,841 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #1,964 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1936 | #2,024 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1935 | #3,498 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,538 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #2,658 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #3,621 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #2,281 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1930 | #1,790 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1929 | #2,885 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #4,509 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #2,000 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1926 | #3,050 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #3,054 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #2,572 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #2,713 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #2,428 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1921 | #2,453 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1920 | #2,705 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1919 | #2,454 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #3,016 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1917 | #3,098 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #4,273 | 5 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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