Girls' name · since 1999
Madeira
27 babies named Madeira in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #42,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madeira is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madeira has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1999, 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 1999 to 2006.
- #42,335 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madeira ranks #42,335 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #42,335 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madeira's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Madeira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Madeira splits its recorded history at 2005: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Madeira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2006
- Peak year (2006)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Madeira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22 births, 81% of the file).
2000s was Madeira's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Madeira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).
Madeira by state
Where Madeira concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 18.5% |
5 of 27 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Madeiras (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Madeira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1999–2006 (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 Madeira 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.