Girls' name · since 1901
Madelaine
Madelaine has 3,398 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,250 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,398
- born since 1901
- 1990s
- peak decade
Madelaine currently ranks #5250 among girls' names in America, with 3,398 babies recorded since 1901.
Social Security Administration records show Madelaine recorded 3,398 times among girls since 1901, holding rank #5250 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.
- #3,321 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,250 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,398 born since 1901
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madelaine ranks #3,321 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,250 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,398 born since 1901, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,250 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,398
- born since 1901
- 1990s
- peak decade
Madelaine's 3,398 recorded births place it above 95.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Madelaine compares
3,398 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Madelaine's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madelaine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,398 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madelaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madelaine's full recorded timeline at 1969, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 119 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madelaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Madelaine by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (940 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Madelaine's strongest decade.
940 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Madelaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 21
1900s
21 births
- 1910s 88
1910s
88 births
- 1920s 163
1920s
163 births
- 1930s 56
1930s
56 births
- 1940s 304
1940s
304 births
- 1950s 179
1950s
179 births
- 1960s 84
1960s
84 births
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s 213
1980s
213 births
- 1990s
1990s
940 births
- 2000s
2000s
735 births
- 2010s 335
2010s
335 births
- 2020s 171
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 940 births (28% of all-time use).
How Madelaine 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 Madelaine's total volume
Madelaine by state
Where Madelaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 296 | 8.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 188 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 183 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 56 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 47 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 38 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 31 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 24 | 0.7% |
296 of 3,398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Madelaine appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madelaine's data
- Madelaine's decade-level peak was the 1990s (940 total births); usage has since declined to 171 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Madelaines (296 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 Madelaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1901–2025 (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 Madelaine 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.