Madeleine
Madeleine is ranked 437th among girls in 2024 (707 births). Its best rank was 217th, in 1998.
- Rank in 2024
- #437up 7 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 7070.04% of girls
- Peak year
- 19981,424 births
- Best rank
- #217in 1998
- Since 1881
- 45,039people given the name
The story in the numbers
45,039 girls have been named Madeleine in the United States since 1881, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1998, with 1,424 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years (rank 284 → 437).
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2001, and the 2000s alone account for 24%. It has spent 116 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Madeleine | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 104 | |
| 1890s | 433 | |
| 1900s | 506 | |
| 1910s | 1,373 | |
| 1920s | 2,121 | |
| 1930s | 1,330 | |
| 1940s | 2,052 | |
| 1950s | 1,336 | |
| 1960s | 805 | |
| 1970s | 400 | |
| 1980s | 1,285 | |
| 1990s | 8,926 | |
| 2000s | 10,625 | |
| 2010s | 9,924 | |
| 2020s | 3,819 |
In 1998, its biggest year
Madeleine was the 217th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 1998 were Emily, Hannah, Samantha, Sarah and Ashley. See all of 1998.
Names that rose and fell with Madeleine
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Nathaliepeak 2009
- Madelinepeak 1998
- Lexiepeak 2010
- Clairepeak 2016
- Madelynepeak 2000
- Carolinapeak 2004
- Thaliapeak 1993
- Catarinapeak 2023
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.