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

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Peak · girls
1998 · 5,869 births
Debut · girls
22 births
In top 100 · girls
31 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
207,385
since 1880

Madeline over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #50, 1998girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#813,086—
2024#862,922—
2023#952,733—
2022#1022,700—
2021#952,747—
2020#962,800—
2019#982,861—
2018#1002,918#12,1565
2017#992,966—
2016#903,280#12,1855
2015#913,339—
2014#893,445—
2013#903,371—
2012#963,162—
2011#853,429#10,8086
2010#773,604#9,6937
2009#644,300—
2008#564,820#8,3249
2007#614,705#12,3675
2006#714,477#9,5857
2005#704,528#7,6409
2004#634,767#4,79317
2003#614,976#5,27114
2002#565,114#9,3926
2001#565,222#10,5565
2000#565,371#6,8399
1999#704,572#9,9125
1998#505,869—
1997#595,313—
1996#674,912#7,1367
1995#794,430#5,12411
1994#923,518—
1993#1272,610#7,6386
1992#1382,269—
1991#1511,980—
1990#1981,494#5,8238
1989#2371,167#3,44616
1988#274917#5,7517
1987#280875—
1986#290854—
1985#523382—
1984#618288—
1983#646266—
1982#676260—
1981#678256—
1980#721232—
1979#717234—
1978#698227—
1977#659242—
1976#616254—
1975#596270—
1974#601262—
1973#536312—
1972#591271—
1971#566313—
1970#534354—
1969#519358—
1968#512362—
1967#470405—
1966#457424—
1965#438464—
1964#428526#4,0395
1963#429511—
1962#396582—
1961#408570—
1960#399573—
1959#385609#3,9885
1958#376588—
1957#408514—
1956#370566—
1955#353602#3,5056
1954#356588—
1953#329636—
1952#315661—
1951#288747—
1950#280759—
1949#253901—
1948#244939—
1947#243972—
1946#235926—
1945#237782—
1944#218907#3,4305
1943#1941,107—
1942#1771,254#2,5239
1941#201940#3,5055
1940#200874#3,4595
1939#199888—
1938#207847—
1937#220754—
1936#224727—
1935#235714—
1934#221795—
1933#209822#3,6425
1932#202900—
1931#199925—
1930#1731,144#2,7819
1929#1731,181#3,2477
1928#1671,253—
1927#1631,373#3,1518
1926#1631,397—
1925#1581,506#3,4087
1924#1501,746—
1923#1431,756—
1922#1431,732—
1921#1391,835#4,3225
1920#1381,779—
1919#1391,659—
1918#1351,746—
1917#1271,728—
1916#1311,644—
1915#1211,670—
1914#1161,381—
1913#1171,084—
1912#124942—
1911#133628—
1910#145560—
1909#153466—
1908#147457—
1907#147449—
1906#141418—
1905#145412—
1904#143393—
1903#137400—
1902#149355—
1901#147341—
1900#149389—
1899#148316—
1898#149337—
1897#157290—
1896#159279—
1895#174237—
1894#182214—
1893#184190—
1892#200158—
1891#211125—
1890#25496—
1889#24888—
1888#25980—
1887#29253—
1886#31145—
1885#31741—
1884#27351—
1883#32031—
1882#32629—
1881#44714—
1880#34222—
First appearance
1880

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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedNHWashington: #445 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,067 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedMNIllinois: #504 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,249 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedWIMichigan: #436 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,598 girlsMINew York: #174 for girls · 191 births · 1 in 888 girlsNYMassachusetts: #314 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,573 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedRIOregon: #373 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,039 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedIAIndiana: #511 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,304 girlsINOhio: #462 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,342 girlsOHPennsylvania: #347 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,409 girlsPANew Jersey: #215 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsNJConnecticut: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,022 girlsCTCalifornia: #421 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 3,468 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedNEMissouri: #419 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,453 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedVAMaryland: #378 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,751 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedKSArkansas: #389 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,987 girlsARTennessee: #563 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,328 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #408 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,786 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Madeline, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #357 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,457 girlsLAMississippi: #514 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,062 girlsMSAlabama: #511 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,141 girlsALGeorgia: #672 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,024 girlsGAHawaii: #282 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsHITexas: #489 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,158 girlsTXFlorida: #489 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,746 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#174 · 1 in 888
  2. New Jersey#215 · 1 in 1,437
  3. Connecticut#255 · 1 in 2,022
  4. Hawaii#282 · 1 in 1,183
  5. Massachusetts#314 · 1 in 3,573

Best ever in a state: #14 in District of Columbia, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1741911 in 888
New Jersey#215401 in 1,437
Connecticut#255121 in 2,022
Hawaii#28251 in 1,183
Massachusetts#314151 in 3,573
Pennsylvania#347341 in 3,409
Louisiana#357161 in 2,457
Oregon#37351 in 3,039
Maryland#37881 in 3,751
Arkansas#38961 in 2,987
North Carolina#408131 in 3,786
Missouri#419101 in 4,453
California#421471 in 3,468
Michigan#436201 in 4,598
Washington#44571 in 4,067
Ohio#462201 in 5,342
Florida#489101 in 4,746
Texas#489271 in 4,158
Illinois#504171 in 6,249
Alabama#51171 in 5,141
Indiana#51181 in 6,304
Mississippi#51451 in 5,062
Tennessee#56351 in 7,328
Georgia#67251 in 9,024
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
118 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1998 at #50 (5,869 births)
  • Births halved by 2018, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1994–2021
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 301
  • Highest: 1 in 301 girls born in 1998 were named Madeline (0.33%)
  • Latest: 1 in 521 girls born in 2025 (0.19%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 23.3% of all girls named Madeline (48,280) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #116 (1914) → #721 (1980) → #50 (1998)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s454#248 (1889)#314
1890s2,242#148 (1899)#182
1900s4,080#137 (1903)#146
1910s13,042#116 (1914)#129
1920s15,558#138 (1920)#154
1930s8,516#173 (1930)#209
1940s9,602#177 (1942)#220
1950s6,270#280 (1950)#346
1960s4,775#396 (1962)#446
1970s2,739#534 (1970)#611
1980s5,497#237 (1989)#494
1990s36,967#50 (1998)#103
2000s48,280#56 (2000)#61
2010s32,375#77 (2010)#92
2020s16,988#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 1958

girls
#376
588 births · 1 in 3,421 girls

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #376Madeline588
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 3,421 of them was named Madeline, which outranked 94.7% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Madeline
  1. #373Felicia601
  2. #374Trina592
  3. #375Jessie589
  4. #376Madeline588
  5. #376Mindy588
  6. #378Lesa587
  7. #378Tamra587
  8. #380Angie586

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →