Girls' name · since 1911
Madalena
Madalena has 827 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,570 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 827
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Madalena is the #6570 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 827 recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madalena has been recorded 827 times among girls since 1911, currently ranked #6570 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #8,548 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,570 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 827 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madalena ranks #8,548 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,570 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 827 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,570 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 827
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Madalena's 827 recorded births place it above 88.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Madalena compares
827 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Madalena's all-time total is 120% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madalena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 827 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madalena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madalena's full recorded timeline at 1986, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madalena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Madalena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (194 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Madalena's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Madalena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 36
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 194 births (23% of all-time use).
How Madalena 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 Madalena's total volume
Madalena by state
Where Madalena concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
25 of 827 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Madalena's data
- Madalena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Madalenas (25 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 Madalena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Madalena 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.