Girls' name · since 1979
Madai
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 571 babies named Madai, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 571
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
571 girls have been named Madai since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madai has been recorded 571 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2024.
- #10,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 571 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madai ranks #10,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 571 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 571
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madai's 571 recorded births place it above 84.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Madai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Madai splits its recorded history at 2003: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Madai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Madai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (229 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Madai's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Madai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 229 births (40% of all-time use).
How Madai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Madai's total volume
Madai by state
Where Madai concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 112 | 19.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 49 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
112 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Madai's data
- Madai's decade-level peak was the 2000s (229 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Madais (112 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Madai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Madai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.