Recorded 1916–2006 Girls' name Peak 1983 199 births

Madia — girls' name

199 babies named Madia in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s211930s61970s371980s491990s492000s30
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Madia was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

13 babies were named Madia in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madia

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Madia between 1916 and 2006, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Madia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madia 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 199 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.

Madia at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

199

Since 1916

91 years of records

Peak year

1983

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1916

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2006

Madia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1916

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1983)
13
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
468101214 200619991993198919831977193019221916 7

Madia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
49 births that decade — 25% of Madia's all-time total
1910s71920s211930s61970s371980s491990s492000s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madia?
199 babies have been named Madia since 1916. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1983 with 13 births.
When was Madia most popular?
Madia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Madia been used?
Madia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 91 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Madia?
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, 1916–2006 (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.