Girls' name · since 1914
Madgelene
Madgelene has 34 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #39,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Madgelene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madgelene has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1934.
- #39,567 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madgelene ranks #39,567 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #39,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Madgelene's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Madgelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Madgelene splits its recorded history at 1930: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Madgelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1934
- Peak year (1927)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Madgelene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (17 births, 50% of the file).
1930s was Madgelene's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Madgelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 17 births (50% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Madgelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1914–1934 (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 Madgelene 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.