Madelon vs Madeline

Side-by-side comparison of Madelon and Madeline — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Madelon

Girl name

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Name B

Madeline

Girl name · Rank #87

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Metric Madelon Madeline
Current Rank Unranked #87
Total Births (all years) 1,787 204,275
Peak Year 1920 1998
Peak Year Births 53 5,869
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1897 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Madelon Madeline
1880ss — 454
1890ss 13 2,242
1900ss 74 4,080
1910ss 272 13,042
1920ss 353 15,558
1930ss 253 8,516
1940ss 345 9,602
1950ss 163 6,270
1960ss 54 4,775
1970ss 10 2,739
1980ss 27 5,497
1990ss 103 36,965
2000ss 88 48,280
2010ss 32 32,372
2020ss — 13,883

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Madelon Madeline
2014 — 3,445
2015 5 3,339
2016 9 3,280
2017 6 2,965
2018 — 2,917
2019 — 2,861
2020 — 2,799
2021 — 2,747
2022 — 2,698
2023 — 2,732
2024 — 2,907

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1897–2017.

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