Recorded 1904–1943 Girls' name Peak 1924 147 births

Madell — girls' name

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.

1900s101910s421920s731930s161940s6
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Madell was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

12 babies were named Madell in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madell

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Madell between 1904 and 1943, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Madell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Madell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madell 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 147 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.

Madell at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

147

Since 1904

40 years of records

Peak year

1924

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1904

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1943

Madell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1904

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1924)
12
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 19431930192619231920191719131904 5

Madell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
73 births that decade — 50% of Madell's all-time total
1900s101910s421920s731930s161940s6

Madell by state

Where Madell concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Madell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
7 4.8%
Georgia share of Madell's total US births 4.8%

7 of 147 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madell?
147 babies have been named Madell since 1904. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1924 with 12 births.
When was Madell most popular?
Madell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Madell most popular?
The top states for the name Madell are Georgia (7 births).
How long has the name Madell been used?
Madell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 40 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Madell?
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, 1904–1943 (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.