Recorded 1914–2016 Girls' name Peak 2006 139 births

Madalen — girls' name

139 babies named Madalen in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s121990s102000s732010s28
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Madalen was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

12 babies were named Madalen in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madalen

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Madalen between 1914 and 2016, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madalen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madalen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Madalen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madalen 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 139 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.

Madalen at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

139

Since 1914

103 years of records

Peak year

2006

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1914

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2016

Madalen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1914

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
468101214 20162010200620032000192219151914 5

Madalen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
73 births that decade — 53% of Madalen's all-time total
1910s161920s121990s102000s732010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madalen?
139 babies have been named Madalen since 1914. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
When was Madalen most popular?
Madalen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Madalen been used?
Madalen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 103 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Madalen?
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.

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, 1914–2016 (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.