Madeline
#81 for girls in 2025, 3,086 births · Last seen for boys in 2018 at #12,156
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1998 · 5,869 births
- Debut · girls
- 22 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 31 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 207,385since 1880
Madeline over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #81 | 3,086 | — | |
| 2024 | #86 | 2,922 | — | |
| 2023 | #95 | 2,733 | — | |
| 2022 | #102 | 2,700 | — | |
| 2021 | #95 | 2,747 | — | |
| 2020 | #96 | 2,800 | — | |
| 2019 | #98 | 2,861 | — | |
| 2018 | #100 | 2,918 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #99 | 2,966 | — | |
| 2016 | #90 | 3,280 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #91 | 3,339 | — | |
| 2014 | #89 | 3,445 | — | |
| 2013 | #90 | 3,371 | — | |
| 2012 | #96 | 3,162 | — | |
| 2011 | #85 | 3,429 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #77 | 3,604 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #64 | 4,300 | — | |
| 2008 | #56 | 4,820 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #61 | 4,705 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #71 | 4,477 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #70 | 4,528 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #63 | 4,767 | #4,793 | 17 |
| 2003 | #61 | 4,976 | #5,271 | 14 |
| 2002 | #56 | 5,114 | #9,392 | 6 |
| 2001 | #56 | 5,222 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #56 | 5,371 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #70 | 4,572 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #50 | 5,869 | — | |
| 1997 | #59 | 5,313 | — | |
| 1996 | #67 | 4,912 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #79 | 4,430 | #5,124 | 11 |
| 1994 | #92 | 3,518 | — | |
| 1993 | #127 | 2,610 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #138 | 2,269 | — | |
| 1991 | #151 | 1,980 | — | |
| 1990 | #198 | 1,494 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #237 | 1,167 | #3,446 | 16 |
| 1988 | #274 | 917 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #280 | 875 | — | |
| 1986 | #290 | 854 | — | |
| 1985 | #523 | 382 | — | |
| 1984 | #618 | 288 | — | |
| 1983 | #646 | 266 | — | |
| 1982 | #676 | 260 | — | |
| 1981 | #678 | 256 | — | |
| 1980 | #721 | 232 | — | |
| 1979 | #717 | 234 | — | |
| 1978 | #698 | 227 | — | |
| 1977 | #659 | 242 | — | |
| 1976 | #616 | 254 | — | |
| 1975 | #596 | 270 | — | |
| 1974 | #601 | 262 | — | |
| 1973 | #536 | 312 | — | |
| 1972 | #591 | 271 | — | |
| 1971 | #566 | 313 | — | |
| 1970 | #534 | 354 | — | |
| 1969 | #519 | 358 | — | |
| 1968 | #512 | 362 | — | |
| 1967 | #470 | 405 | — | |
| 1966 | #457 | 424 | — | |
| 1965 | #438 | 464 | — | |
| 1964 | #428 | 526 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #429 | 511 | — | |
| 1962 | #396 | 582 | — | |
| 1961 | #408 | 570 | — | |
| 1960 | #399 | 573 | — | |
| 1959 | #385 | 609 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #376 | 588 | — | |
| 1957 | #408 | 514 | — | |
| 1956 | #370 | 566 | — | |
| 1955 | #353 | 602 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #356 | 588 | — | |
| 1953 | #329 | 636 | — | |
| 1952 | #315 | 661 | — | |
| 1951 | #288 | 747 | — | |
| 1950 | #280 | 759 | — | |
| 1949 | #253 | 901 | — | |
| 1948 | #244 | 939 | — | |
| 1947 | #243 | 972 | — | |
| 1946 | #235 | 926 | — | |
| 1945 | #237 | 782 | — | |
| 1944 | #218 | 907 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #194 | 1,107 | — | |
| 1942 | #177 | 1,254 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #201 | 940 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #200 | 874 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #199 | 888 | — | |
| 1938 | #207 | 847 | — | |
| 1937 | #220 | 754 | — | |
| 1936 | #224 | 727 | — | |
| 1935 | #235 | 714 | — | |
| 1934 | #221 | 795 | — | |
| 1933 | #209 | 822 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #202 | 900 | — | |
| 1931 | #199 | 925 | — | |
| 1930 | #173 | 1,144 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #173 | 1,181 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #167 | 1,253 | — | |
| 1927 | #163 | 1,373 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #163 | 1,397 | — | |
| 1925 | #158 | 1,506 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #150 | 1,746 | — | |
| 1923 | #143 | 1,756 | — | |
| 1922 | #143 | 1,732 | — | |
| 1921 | #139 | 1,835 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #138 | 1,779 | — | |
| 1919 | #139 | 1,659 | — | |
| 1918 | #135 | 1,746 | — | |
| 1917 | #127 | 1,728 | — | |
| 1916 | #131 | 1,644 | — | |
| 1915 | #121 | 1,670 | — | |
| 1914 | #116 | 1,381 | — | |
| 1913 | #117 | 1,084 | — | |
| 1912 | #124 | 942 | — | |
| 1911 | #133 | 628 | — | |
| 1910 | #145 | 560 | — | |
| 1909 | #153 | 466 | — | |
| 1908 | #147 | 457 | — | |
| 1907 | #147 | 449 | — | |
| 1906 | #141 | 418 | — | |
| 1905 | #145 | 412 | — | |
| 1904 | #143 | 393 | — | |
| 1903 | #137 | 400 | — | |
| 1902 | #149 | 355 | — | |
| 1901 | #147 | 341 | — | |
| 1900 | #149 | 389 | — | |
| 1899 | #148 | 316 | — | |
| 1898 | #149 | 337 | — | |
| 1897 | #157 | 290 | — | |
| 1896 | #159 | 279 | — | |
| 1895 | #174 | 237 | — | |
| 1894 | #182 | 214 | — | |
| 1893 | #184 | 190 | — | |
| 1892 | #200 | 158 | — | |
| 1891 | #211 | 125 | — | |
| 1890 | #254 | 96 | — | |
| 1889 | #248 | 88 | — | |
| 1888 | #259 | 80 | — | |
| 1887 | #292 | 53 | — | |
| 1886 | #311 | 45 | — | |
| 1885 | #317 | 41 | — | |
| 1884 | #273 | 51 | — | |
| 1883 | #320 | 31 | — | |
| 1882 | #326 | 29 | — | |
| 1881 | #447 | 14 | — | |
| 1880 | #342 | 22 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Madeline was already there! It came in at #342, and was given to 22 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 15 girls a year got the name.
Where Madeline is popular in 1930
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#53 · 1 in 178
- Vermont#56 · 1 in 181
- New Hampshire#60 · 1 in 185
- Maine#72 · 1 in 258
- Connecticut#80 · 1 in 365
Best ever in a state: #14 in District of Columbia, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #53 | 27 | 1 in 178 |
| Vermont | #56 | 14 | 1 in 181 |
| New Hampshire | #60 | 17 | 1 in 185 |
| Maine | #72 | 25 | 1 in 258 |
| Connecticut | #80 | 31 | 1 in 365 |
| New York | #89 | 261 | 1 in 367 |
| New Jersey | #93 | 74 | 1 in 397 |
| Massachusetts | #95 | 65 | 1 in 488 |
| Maryland | #114 | 22 | 1 in 570 |
| Virginia | #115 | 51 | 1 in 471 |
| Pennsylvania | #120 | 131 | 1 in 626 |
| Michigan | #129 | 52 | 1 in 809 |
| West Virginia | #131 | 35 | 1 in 525 |
| Hawaii | #164 | 6 | 1 in 576 |
| South Dakota | #167 | 6 | 1 in 942 |
| Colorado | #171 | 10 | 1 in 832 |
| Nebraska | #196 | 9 | 1 in 1,212 |
| North Carolina | #196 | 32 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Ohio | #214 | 29 | 1 in 1,796 |
| California | #218 | 30 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Illinois | #225 | 33 | 1 in 1,733 |
| Wisconsin | #233 | 11 | 1 in 2,194 |
| Kansas | #254 | 8 | 1 in 1,769 |
| Washington | #257 | 5 | 1 in 1,891 |
| Iowa | #266 | 8 | 1 in 2,342 |
| Missouri | #270 | 13 | 1 in 2,149 |
| Louisiana | #278 | 13 | 1 in 1,628 |
| Tennessee | #278 | 13 | 1 in 2,066 |
| Kentucky | #282 | 13 | 1 in 2,100 |
| Indiana | #292 | 8 | 1 in 3,138 |
| South Carolina | #311 | 8 | 1 in 2,479 |
| Florida | #327 | 5 | 1 in 2,418 |
| Georgia | #327 | 11 | 1 in 2,757 |
| Minnesota | #335 | 5 | 1 in 3,915 |
| Alabama | #341 | 10 | 1 in 2,995 |
| Arkansas | #395 | 6 | 1 in 3,159 |
| Oklahoma | #436 | 6 | 1 in 3,961 |
| Texas | #454 | 18 | 1 in 3,307 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Madeline
- 5 spots since 2024 (#86 → #81)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#96 → #81)
- 10 spots since 2015 (#91 → #81)
- Biggest jump: 233 spots in 1986 (#523 → #290)
- Biggest drop: 105 spots in 1881 (#342 → #447)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1998 at #50 (5,869 births)
- Births halved by 2018, 20 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1994–2021
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 301 girls born in 1998 were named Madeline (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 521 girls born in 2025 (0.19%)
- 23.3% of all girls named Madeline (48,280) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #116 (1914) → #721 (1980) → #50 (1998)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 454 | #248 (1889) | #314 |
| 1890s | 2,242 | #148 (1899) | #182 |
| 1900s | 4,080 | #137 (1903) | #146 |
| 1910s | 13,042 | #116 (1914) | #129 |
| 1920s | 15,558 | #138 (1920) | #154 |
| 1930s | 8,516 | #173 (1930) | #209 |
| 1940s | 9,602 | #177 (1942) | #220 |
| 1950s | 6,270 | #280 (1950) | #346 |
| 1960s | 4,775 | #396 (1962) | #446 |
| 1970s | 2,739 | #534 (1970) | #611 |
| 1980s | 5,497 | #237 (1989) | #494 |
| 1990s | 36,967 | #50 (1998) | #103 |
| 2000s | 48,280 | #56 (2000) | #61 |
| 2010s | 32,375 | #77 (2010) | #92 |
| 2020s | 16,988 | #81 (2025) | #93 |
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.
Madeline in 1930
Top girls' names in 1930
Top boys' names in 1930
More about 1930
girls
1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 984 of them was named Madeline, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 121,931 of them was named Madeline, which outranked 38.8% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,609Wilborn10
- #2,609Windle10
- #2,609Zollie10
- #2,781Madeline9
- #2,781Alonso9
- #2,781Alyn9
- #2,781Amando9
- #3,022Able8
- #3,022Achille8
- #3,022Admiral8
Tied with 240 names at #2,781; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.