Recorded 1913–1955 Girls' name Peak 1928 36 births

Madella — girls' name

36 babies named Madella in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s121930s71950s5
1910s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Madella was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

7 babies were named Madella in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madella

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Madella between 1913 and 1955, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madella performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Madella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madella 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 36 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.

Madella at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

36

Since 1913

43 years of records

Peak year

1928

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1913

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1955

Madella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1913

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1928)
7
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195519321928192019181913 6

Madella by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 33% of Madella's all-time total
1910s121920s121930s71950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madella?
36 babies have been named Madella since 1913. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1928 with 7 births.
When was Madella most popular?
Madella was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Madella been used?
Madella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 43 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Madella?
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, 1913–1955 (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.