Girls' name · since 1989
Madeley
39 babies named Madeley in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,916 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madeley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 1989.
Madeley has 39 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1989 to 2023.
- #37,916 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madeley ranks #37,916 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #37,916 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madeley's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Madeley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Madeley splits its recorded history at 2017: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Madeley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2023
- Peak year (1989)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Madeley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Madeley's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Madeley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (31% of all-time use).
Madeley by state
Where Madeley concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 12.8% |
5 of 39 births nationwide.
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- Madeley's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Madeleys (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 Madeley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1989–2023 (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 Madeley 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.