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Meaning of the nameMadalena

Madalena is a female name of Hebrew origin that refers to Magdala, a city whose name comes from Hebrew migdál, 'tower'.

Meaning

“from Magdala, a city whose Hebrew name means 'tower'”

Source: Wiktionary: Madalena

People (2022)
39,189
Rank in Brazil
#676
Median age
58 years
2010 Census
52,797
people

Madalena in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Madalena, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (9,296 people).

38,991 women 198 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Madalena is most common

States with the highest share of people named Madalena in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Paraná 0.029%
  2. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.028%
  3. Rondônia 0.027%
  4. Espírito Santo 0.027%
  5. Pará 0.023%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo9,4300.021%
Minas Gerais4,1510.020%
Paraná3,2780.029%
Rio de Janeiro2,7780.017%
Bahia2,6420.019%
Rio Grande do Sul2,2000.020%
Pará1,8350.023%
Santa Catarina1,5870.021%
Goiás1,4960.021%
Ceará1,2700.014%
Pernambuco1,1350.013%
Espírito Santo1,0230.027%
Maranhão8340.012%
Mato Grosso7880.022%
Mato Grosso do Sul7830.028%
Amazonas7430.019%
Alagoas4530.015%
Piauí4400.014%
Rondônia4280.027%
Distrito Federal4220.015%
Tocantins3200.021%
Paraíba3110.008%
Rio Grande do Norte2640.008%
Acre1760.021%
Amapá1590.022%
Sergipe1430.007%
Roraima1000.016%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Madalena

Wiktionary derives Madalena from Old Galician-Portuguese, through the name of the city of Magdala, from Hebrew מגדל (migdál, 'tower'). In Portuguese, Madalena also refers to Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament. Behind the Name relates Magdalena to Magdala and gives Madalena as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,189 people named Madalena, with a median age of 58. Madelena and Madlena appear as spelling variants in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Madalena · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Magdalena · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Madalena · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Madalena

What does the name Madalena mean?

Madalena means “from Magdala, a city whose Hebrew name means 'tower'”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Madalena in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 39,189 people with the first name Madalena, which ranks it number 676 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Madalena a boy's or a girl's name?

Madalena is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 38,991 women and 198 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Madalena?

Madalena is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Madalena most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.029% of the state's population is named Madalena (3,278 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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