Girls' name · since 1881
Madeleine
Madeleine has 45,722 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #454 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45,722
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
45,722 babies have been named Madeleine since 1881, making it today's #454 girls' name.
Madeleine has 45,722 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #454 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #630 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #454 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 45,722 born since 1881
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madeleine ranks #630 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #454 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 45,722 born since 1881, peaking in the 2000s.
- #630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #454 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45,722
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madeleine's 45,722 recorded births place it above 99.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Madeleine compares
45,722 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Madeleine's all-time total is 122x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madeleine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45,722 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,424 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madeleine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Madeleine's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 1,424, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Madeleine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 1,424
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Madeleine popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1989 (Madeleine as boys' name)
Madeleine by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10,628 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Madeleine's strongest decade.
10,628 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Madeleine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 104
1880s
104 births
- 1890s 433
1890s
433 births
- 1900s 506
1900s
506 births
- 1910s 1,373
1910s
1,373 births
- 1920s 2,121
1920s
2,121 births
- 1930s 1,330
1930s
1,330 births
- 1940s 2,052
1940s
2,052 births
- 1950s 1,336
1950s
1,336 births
- 1960s 805
1960s
805 births
- 1970s 400
1970s
400 births
- 1980s 1,285
1980s
1,285 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,927 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,628 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,924 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,498 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10,628 births (23% of all-time use).
How Madeleine 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 Madeleine's total volume
Madeleine by state
Where Madeleine concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,985 | 13.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 4,179 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 3,823 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 2,406 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,200 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,849 | 4.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,324 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 1,286 | 2.8% |
5,985 of 45,722 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Madeleine appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madeleine's data
- Madeleine's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10,628 total births) through the 2020s (4,498) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Madeleines (5,985 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 Madeleine: 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 (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Madeleine 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.