Madeleine
#454 for girls in 2025, 679 births · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #12,108
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1998 · 1,424 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 45,722since 1881
Madeleine over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Madeleine has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #454 | 679 | — | |
| 2024 | #440 | 707 | — | |
| 2023 | #444 | 689 | — | |
| 2022 | #383 | 820 | — | |
| 2021 | #382 | 819 | — | |
| 2020 | #397 | 784 | — | |
| 2019 | #369 | 864 | — | |
| 2018 | #377 | 832 | — | |
| 2017 | #367 | 848 | — | |
| 2016 | #350 | 956 | — | |
| 2015 | #303 | 1,067 | — | |
| 2014 | #283 | 1,149 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #277 | 1,144 | — | |
| 2012 | #291 | 1,091 | — | |
| 2011 | #322 | 980 | — | |
| 2010 | #321 | 993 | — | |
| 2009 | #329 | 1,000 | — | |
| 2008 | #272 | 1,252 | — | |
| 2007 | #292 | 1,163 | — | |
| 2006 | #337 | 980 | — | |
| 2005 | #330 | 969 | — | |
| 2004 | #332 | 960 | — | |
| 2003 | #324 | 963 | — | |
| 2002 | #292 | 1,069 | — | |
| 2001 | #281 | 1,118 | — | |
| 2000 | #280 | 1,154 | — | |
| 1999 | #274 | 1,141 | — | |
| 1998 | #217 | 1,424 | — | |
| 1997 | #231 | 1,301 | — | |
| 1996 | #262 | 1,086 | — | |
| 1995 | #281 | 988 | — | |
| 1994 | #293 | 923 | — | |
| 1993 | #385 | 662 | — | |
| 1992 | #469 | 527 | — | |
| 1991 | #502 | 473 | — | |
| 1990 | #576 | 402 | — | |
| 1989 | #713 | 278 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #780 | 241 | — | |
| 1987 | #805 | 217 | — | |
| 1986 | #955 | 165 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,365 | 95 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,535 | 74 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,608 | 69 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,220 | 45 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,158 | 47 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,964 | 54 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,147 | 46 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,237 | 41 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,257 | 40 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,486 | 32 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,060 | 42 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,029 | 41 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,064 | 39 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,989 | 40 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,035 | 41 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,120 | 38 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,871 | 44 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,749 | 45 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,382 | 63 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,351 | 65 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,187 | 82 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,219 | 82 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,056 | 103 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,024 | 110 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,036 | 111 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,073 | 100 | — | |
| 1959 | #933 | 126 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,069 | 96 | — | |
| 1957 | #984 | 111 | — | |
| 1956 | #885 | 127 | — | |
| 1955 | #858 | 128 | — | |
| 1954 | #852 | 123 | — | |
| 1953 | #760 | 144 | — | |
| 1952 | #733 | 146 | — | |
| 1951 | #715 | 149 | — | |
| 1950 | #616 | 186 | — | |
| 1949 | #567 | 217 | — | |
| 1948 | #544 | 231 | — | |
| 1947 | #580 | 217 | — | |
| 1946 | #586 | 186 | — | |
| 1945 | #584 | 157 | — | |
| 1944 | #624 | 138 | — | |
| 1943 | #503 | 219 | — | |
| 1942 | #427 | 285 | — | |
| 1941 | #485 | 208 | — | |
| 1940 | #497 | 194 | — | |
| 1939 | #484 | 192 | — | |
| 1938 | #525 | 166 | — | |
| 1937 | #544 | 150 | — | |
| 1936 | #611 | 116 | — | |
| 1935 | #646 | 102 | — | |
| 1934 | #667 | 101 | — | |
| 1933 | #582 | 122 | — | |
| 1932 | #624 | 114 | — | |
| 1931 | #575 | 132 | — | |
| 1930 | #592 | 135 | — | |
| 1929 | #516 | 172 | — | |
| 1928 | #531 | 172 | — | |
| 1927 | #491 | 202 | — | |
| 1926 | #461 | 222 | — | |
| 1925 | #461 | 223 | — | |
| 1924 | #464 | 224 | — | |
| 1923 | #486 | 202 | — | |
| 1922 | #436 | 237 | — | |
| 1921 | #442 | 242 | — | |
| 1920 | #448 | 225 | — | |
| 1919 | #531 | 166 | — | |
| 1918 | #510 | 180 | — | |
| 1917 | #528 | 160 | — | |
| 1916 | #524 | 157 | — | |
| 1915 | #464 | 177 | — | |
| 1914 | #431 | 157 | — | |
| 1913 | #460 | 118 | — | |
| 1912 | #406 | 130 | — | |
| 1911 | #473 | 76 | — | |
| 1910 | #570 | 52 | — | |
| 1909 | #463 | 66 | — | |
| 1908 | #507 | 51 | — | |
| 1907 | #572 | 41 | — | |
| 1906 | #453 | 57 | — | |
| 1905 | #536 | 41 | — | |
| 1904 | #456 | 51 | — | |
| 1903 | #442 | 52 | — | |
| 1902 | #467 | 44 | — | |
| 1901 | #441 | 45 | — | |
| 1900 | #437 | 58 | — | |
| 1899 | #408 | 51 | — | |
| 1898 | #446 | 47 | — | |
| 1897 | #449 | 43 | — | |
| 1896 | #417 | 48 | — | |
| 1895 | #391 | 52 | — | |
| 1894 | #404 | 48 | — | |
| 1893 | #449 | 35 | — | |
| 1892 | #428 | 39 | — | |
| 1891 | #401 | 38 | — | |
| 1890 | #462 | 32 | — | |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 | — | |
| 1888 | #503 | 25 | — | |
| 1887 | #489 | 21 | — | |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 | — | |
| 1885 | #793 | 8 | — | |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 | — | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five girls were named Madeleine! It came in at #830, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Madeleine is popular in 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- District of Columbia#77 · 1 in 266
- New Hampshire#122 · 1 in 447
- Massachusetts#142 · 1 in 649
- Idaho#151 · 1 in 556
- Rhode Island#155 · 1 in 598
Best ever in a state: #18 in District of Columbia, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #77 | 13 | 1 in 266 |
| New Hampshire | #122 | 11 | 1 in 447 |
| Massachusetts | #142 | 49 | 1 in 649 |
| Idaho | #151 | 10 | 1 in 556 |
| Rhode Island | #155 | 7 | 1 in 598 |
| Connecticut | #157 | 23 | 1 in 671 |
| Washington | #157 | 42 | 1 in 682 |
| Virginia | #159 | 45 | 1 in 739 |
| Minnesota | #161 | 32 | 1 in 780 |
| Colorado | #162 | 29 | 1 in 722 |
| Louisiana | #166 | 28 | 1 in 773 |
| Utah | #172 | 22 | 1 in 708 |
| Maryland | #179 | 26 | 1 in 909 |
| Pennsylvania | #185 | 59 | 1 in 988 |
| Illinois | #194 | 76 | 1 in 920 |
| Michigan | #194 | 52 | 1 in 999 |
| Missouri | #195 | 30 | 1 in 984 |
| Maine | #213 | 5 | 1 in 916 |
| Indiana | #229 | 28 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Oregon | #229 | 16 | 1 in 1,009 |
| California | #234 | 190 | 1 in 1,173 |
| Ohio | #235 | 46 | 1 in 1,344 |
| Kentucky | #236 | 15 | 1 in 1,317 |
| Texas | #247 | 109 | 1 in 1,283 |
| Kansas | #256 | 10 | 1 in 1,244 |
| Wisconsin | #257 | 18 | 1 in 1,391 |
| Oklahoma | #258 | 14 | 1 in 1,201 |
| New Jersey | #262 | 28 | 1 in 1,491 |
| New York | #277 | 66 | 1 in 1,530 |
| North Carolina | #277 | 26 | 1 in 1,541 |
| Florida | #291 | 46 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Georgia | #301 | 27 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Alabama | #306 | 12 | 1 in 1,728 |
| Arizona | #315 | 19 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Nebraska | #326 | 5 | 1 in 1,645 |
| Nevada | #326 | 6 | 1 in 1,424 |
| Iowa | #344 | 7 | 1 in 1,960 |
| Tennessee | #353 | 14 | 1 in 2,101 |
| Arkansas | #357 | 6 | 1 in 1,913 |
| South Carolina | #523 | 5 | 1 in 3,221 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 14 spots since 2024 (#440 → #454)
- 57 spots since 2020 (#397 → #454)
- 151 spots since 2015 (#303 → #454)
- Biggest jump: 410 spots in 1986 (#1,365 → #955)
- Biggest drop: 237 spots in 1885 (#556 → #793)
Rise & fade · girls
117 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1998 at #217 (1,424 births)
- Births halved by 2023, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 117 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1883–1957
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,241
- Highest: 1 in 1,241 girls born in 1998 were named Madeleine (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,367 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 23.2% of all girls named Madeleine (10,628) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 104 | #489 (1887) | #671 |
| 1890s | 433 | #391 (1895) | #426 |
| 1900s | 506 | #437 (1900) | #477 |
| 1910s | 1,373 | #406 (1912) | #490 |
| 1920s | 2,121 | #436 (1922) | #474 |
| 1930s | 1,330 | #484 (1939) | #585 |
| 1940s | 2,052 | #427 (1942) | #540 |
| 1950s | 1,336 | #616 (1950) | #841 |
| 1960s | 805 | #1,024 (1962) | #1,295 |
| 1970s | 400 | #1,989 (1972) | #2,142 |
| 1980s | 1,285 | #713 (1989) | #1,410 |
| 1990s | 8,927 | #217 (1998) | #349 |
| 2000s | 10,628 | #272 (2008) | #307 |
| 2010s | 9,924 | #277 (2013) | #326 |
| 2020s | 4,498 | #382 (2021) | #417 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Madeleine in 1997
girls
#231
1,301 births · 1 in 1,338 girls
Top girls' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,338 of them was named Madeleine, which outranked 98.6% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Madeleine
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.