US rank #15763 Girls' name Peak 2005 571 births

Madai — #15763 US girls' name

571 babies named Madai in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s401990s1192000s2292010s1432020s35
#15763
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Madai was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

27 babies were named Madai in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madai

The Social Security Administration has registered 571 babies named Madai between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madai currently holds the #15763 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 229 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Madai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Madai in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 571 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Madai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

571

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2005

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,763

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Madai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
27
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
051015202530 20242018201120051999199319851979 5

Madai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
229 births that decade — 40% of Madai's all-time total
1970s51980s401990s1192000s2292010s1432020s35

Madai by state

Where Madai concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Madai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
112 19.6%
#2 Texas
49 8.6%
#3 Illinois
5 0.9%
California share of Madai's total US births 19.6%
Even split

112 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madai?
571 babies have been named Madai since 1979. It currently ranks #15763 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 27 births.
When was Madai most popular?
Madai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Madai most popular?
The top states for the name Madai are California (112 births), Texas (49 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Madai been used?
Madai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Madai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Madison, Madeline, Madelyn, Madeleine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.