Of Magdala; high tower
A modern American elaboration of Magdalene, referring to Mary Magdalene from the New Testament. The name originally indicated a person from Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee whose name is derived from the Hebrew word for tower.
Less common today
Magdalynn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,486 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).