Recorded 1918–2008 Girls' name Peak 2005 71 births

Madalaine — girls' name

71 babies named Madalaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51990s392000s27
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Madalaine was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

9 babies were named Madalaine in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madalaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Madalaine between 1918 and 2008, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madalaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madalaine performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Madalaine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madalaine 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 71 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.

Madalaine at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

71

Since 1918

91 years of records

Peak year

2005

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1918

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2008

Madalaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1918

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2005)
9
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
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Madalaine by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
39 births that decade — 55% of Madalaine's all-time total
1910s51990s392000s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madalaine?
71 babies have been named Madalaine since 1918. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2005 with 9 births.
When was Madalaine most popular?
Madalaine was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Madalaine been used?
Madalaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 91 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Madalaine?
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, 1918–2008 (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.