Maddalena
Maddalena is a female given name: 98% of people named Maddalena are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Italy, United States, Switzerland
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 677 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Maddalena
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maddalena," in English, "Guten Tag Maddalena," in German. Maddalena is a female given name: about 98% of people named Maddalena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Maddalena,
German
Guten Tag Maddalena,
French
Bonjour Maddalena,
Spanish
Estimado/a Maddalena:
Chinese
Maddalena您好：
Japanese
Maddalena様
English
Hi Maddalena,
German
Hi Maddalena,
French
Salut Maddalena,
Spanish
Hola Maddalena,
Chinese
Maddalena你好：
Japanese
Maddalenaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 677 female · 677 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Maddalena a male or female name?
Maddalena is a female given name: 98% of people named Maddalena are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
How do I address Maddalena in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maddalena," in English, "Guten Tag Maddalena," in German. Maddalena is a female given name: about 98% of people named Maddalena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Maddalena a unisex name?
Maddalena is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Maddalena are men. Maddalena leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Maddalena a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maddalena (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_maddalena,
title = {Is Maddalena a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maddalena},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}