Madalena is a distinctive choice, ranked #4201 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Madalena in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#4201
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Madalena in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Madalena
Madalena Cordeiro — Madalena Simões Cordeiro is a Portuguese politician.
António da Madalena — António da Madalena was a Portuguese Capuchin friar who was the first Western visitor to Angkor in 1586.
James Madalena — 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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Madalena
Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Madalena per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Madalena in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Madalena is declining: down 1,084 places since 2020, to #4,201 in 2025. It peaked at #2,070 in 2015.
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, James Madalena and Madalena Felix. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
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UK babies named Madalena (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 1084 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
Almost certainly the only Madalena in the class
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UK Popularity (1999–2025)
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
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.
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.