Given name
Almudena
“Our Lady of the Almudena”
Almudena is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Almudena goes back to a word meaning “Our Lady of the Almudena.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Almudena is a diminutive of مدينة.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Almudena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 0 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 164 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Almudena’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Almudena has a diminutive in Almu. In Spanish usage, Almudena is a diminutive of مدينة.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Almudena
- Almudena GrandesSpanish writer (1960-2021)
- Almudena MuñozSpanish judokaborn 1968
- Almudena CidSpanish rhythmic gymnastborn 1980
- Almudena AmorSpanish actressborn 1994
- Almudena GallardoSpanish archerborn 1979
- Almudena FernándezSpanish modelborn 1977
- Almudena RodríguezSpanish handball playerborn 1993
- Almudena CarracedoSpanish filmmakerborn 1972
- Malena GraciaSpanish singerborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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