Recorded 1989–2023 Girls' name Peak 1989 39 births

Madeley — girls' name

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.

1980s102000s122010s72020s10
2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Madeley was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

10 babies were named Madeley in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madeley

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Madeley between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madeley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madeley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Madeley 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 Madeley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madeley 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 39 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.

Madeley at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

39

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Madeley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 202320202017200720001989 10

Madeley by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 31% of Madeley's all-time total
1980s102000s122010s72020s10

Madeley by state

Where Madeley concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Madeley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 12.8%
California share of Madeley's total US births 12.8%

5 of 39 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madeley?
39 babies have been named Madeley since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Madeley most popular?
Madeley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Madeley most popular?
The top states for the name Madeley are California (5 births).
How long has the name Madeley been used?
Madeley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Madeley?
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, 1989–2023 (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.