Given name
Madlen
“woman from Magdala”
Madlen is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Madlen is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Madlen is a variant of Madeline. An origin associated with Madeline is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Madlen is a short form of Magdalena. In German usage, Madlen is a diminutive of Magdalene.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madlen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 0 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 8 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 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 384 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.
Madlen’s family of names
In German usage, Madlen is a short form of Magdalena. Madlen has a related form in Madeline. In German usage, Madlen has a related form in Magdalena.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Madlen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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