Girls' name · since 1885
Madaline
4,990 babies named Madaline in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,990
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
4,990 babies have been named Madaline since 1885, making it today's #5927 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madaline has been recorded 4,990 times among girls since 1885, currently ranked #5927 nationally and more common than 66% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #2,581 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,927 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,990 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madaline ranks #2,581 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,927 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,990 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,927 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,990
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Madaline's 4,990 recorded births place it above 96.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Madaline compares
4,990 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Madaline's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madaline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,990 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madaline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madaline's full recorded timeline at 1957, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 114 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madaline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Madaline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (794 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Madaline's strongest decade.
794 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Madaline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 126
1890s
126 births
- 1900s 255
1900s
255 births
- 1910s
1910s
701 births
- 1920s
1920s
794 births
- 1930s
1930s
364 births
- 1940s
1940s
330 births
- 1950s 255
1950s
255 births
- 1960s 144
1960s
144 births
- 1970s 101
1970s
101 births
- 1980s 97
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
430 births
- 2000s
2000s
765 births
- 2010s
2010s
478 births
- 2020s 145
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 794 births (16% of all-time use).
How Madaline 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 Madaline's total volume
Madaline by state
Where Madaline concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 291 | 5.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 222 | 4.4% |
| #3 | California | | 147 | 2.9% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 131 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 116 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 78 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 54 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 47 | 0.9% |
291 of 4,990 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Madaline appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madaline's data
- Madaline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (794 total births); usage has since declined to 145 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Madalines (291 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Madaline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Madaline 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.