Madalena is a distinctive choice, ranked #2116 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Madalena in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2116
About the Name Madalena
Madalena is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1001 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #2070 in 2015 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Madalena is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Madalena
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Madalena per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Madalena in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Madalena is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1001 places over the last five years to #2116 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Madalena is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Madalena include: Madalena Cordeiro — Madalena Simões Cordeiro is a Portuguese politician.; James Madalena — James Roger Madalena, Sr.; Madalena Felix — Madalena de Carvalho Félix is an Angolan basketball player..
Madalena does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Madalenas in the wild.
13
UK babies named Madalena (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1001 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Madalena
Likely around 1 other Madalena in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Madalena
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Madalena Simões Cordeiro is a Portuguese politician. In the 2024 Portuguese national election she was elected to the Assembly of the Republic as a representative of the right wing CHEGA party, and became the youngest member of the parliament.
James Roger Madalena, Sr. is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 65, from January 1985 to January 2017.
Madalena de Carvalho Félix is an Angolan basketball player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Angola women's national basketball team in the women's event.
Maria Madalena Brites Boavida is an East Timorese politician, a member of FRETILIN, and a former Minister of Planning and Finance in the National Parliament of East Timor.
Madalena Alberto is a Portuguese actress, singer and composer who has developed her career in London's West End. Alberto received rave reviews for her role as Eva Perón in Evita in the West End, where the show arrived after its UK Tour.