Girls' name · since 1918
Madelen
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Madelen, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madelen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Madelen recorded 55 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2011.
- #33,920 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1918
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madelen ranks #33,920 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1918, peaking in the 2000s.
- #33,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madelen's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Madelen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madelen's full recorded timeline at 2004, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madelen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2011
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Madelen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (31 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Madelen's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Madelen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Madelen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2010s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Madelen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1918–2011 (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 Madelen 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.