Girls' name · since 1904
Madell
147 babies named Madell in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Madell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 147 recorded since 1904.
Social Security Administration records show Madell recorded 147 times among girls since 1904, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1943.
- #22,983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madell ranks #22,983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Madell's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Madell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Madell's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Madell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1943
- Peak year (1924)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Madell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (73 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Madell's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Madell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 73 births (50% of all-time use).
Madell by state
Where Madell concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 7 | 4.8% |
7 of 147 births nationwide.
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What to do with Madell's data
- Madell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Madells (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Madell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1904–1943 (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 Madell 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.