Madeline
An English form of the French Madeleine, from Magdalene, 'of Magdala', a town beside the Sea of Galilee named in the Gospels.
Madeline in 2025
Madeline was given to 3,086 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 202nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,074 babies born.
The history of Madeline
Madeline reached its highest point in 1998, when 5,869 babies were given the name, ranking 117th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 207,630 babies have been named Madeline. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Madeline by decade
| Decade | Babies named Madeline | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 454 | 406 |
| 1890s | 2,242 | 209 |
| 1900s | 4,080 | 194 |
| 1910s | 13,042 | 202 |
| 1920s | 15,585 | 234 |
| 1930s | 8,530 | 318 |
| 1940s | 9,626 | 330 |
| 1950s | 6,281 | 515 |
| 1960s | 4,780 | 711 |
| 1970s | 2,739 | 958 |
| 1980s | 5,520 | 463 |
| 1990s | 37,004 | 117 |
| 2000s | 48,361 | 136 |
| 2010s | 32,398 | 187 |
| 2020s | 16,988 | 202 |
Where Madeline is heading
Madeline has fallen 8% over the past decade, from 3,339 babies in 2015 to 3,086 in 2025.
Names like Madeline
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Madeline.