Recorded 1999–2006 Girls' name Peak 2006 27 births

Madeira — girls' name

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.

1990s52000s22
2000s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Madeira was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

10 babies were named Madeira in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madeira

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Madeira between 1999 and 2006, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madeira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madeira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Madeira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Madeira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madeira 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 27 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.

Madeira at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

27

Since 1999

8 years of records

Peak year

2006

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1999

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2006

Madeira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1999

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 2006200520031999 5

Madeira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
22 births that decade — 81% of Madeira's all-time total
1990s52000s22

Madeira by state

Where Madeira concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Madeira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 18.5%
California share of Madeira's total US births 18.5%

5 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madeira?
27 babies have been named Madeira since 1999. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2006 with 10 births.
When was Madeira most popular?
Madeira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Madeira most popular?
The top states for the name Madeira are California (5 births).
How long has the name Madeira been used?
Madeira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 8 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Madeira?
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, 1999–2006 (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.