Recorded 1914–1934 Girls' name Peak 1927 34 births

Madgelene — girls' name

34 babies named Madgelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s121930s17
1930s
Peak decade

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

1927
Single peak year

7 babies were named Madgelene in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madgelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Madgelene between 1914 and 1934, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madgelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madgelene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Madgelene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madgelene 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 34 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.

Madgelene at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

34

Since 1914

21 years of records

Peak year

1927

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1914

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1934

Madgelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1914

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1927)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193419311930192819271914 5

Madgelene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
17 births that decade — 50% of Madgelene's all-time total
1910s51920s121930s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madgelene?
34 babies have been named Madgelene since 1914. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1927 with 7 births.
When was Madgelene most popular?
Madgelene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Madgelene been used?
Madgelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 21 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Madgelene?
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, 1914–1934 (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.