Recorded 1880–2018 Girls' name Peak 1915 3,169 births

Madie — girls' name

3,169 babies named Madie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1231890s2181900s3991910s7431920s7131930s4071940s2351950s1241960s591980s61990s122000s842010s46
1910s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Madie was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

103 babies were named Madie in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madie

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,169 babies named Madie between 1880 and 2018, spanning 139 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 743 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Madie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 313 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Madie in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madie 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 3,169 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.

Madie at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

3,169

Since 1880

139 years of records

Peak year

1915

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1880

Recorded for 139 years

Last year on file: 2018

Madie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1880

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1915)
103
Annual births at peak — across 139 years of records
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Madie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
743 births that decade — 23% of Madie's all-time total
1880s1231890s2181900s3991910s7431920s7131930s4071940s2351950s1241960s591980s61990s122000s842010s46

Madie by state

Where Madie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Madie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
313 9.9%
#2 Texas
237 7.5%
#3 Mississippi
231 7.3%
#4 Georgia
220 6.9%
#5 Alabama
165 5.2%
#6 Arkansas
81 2.6%
#7 Tennessee
43 1.4%
#8 Louisiana
36 1.1%
North Carolina share of Madie's total US births 9.9%
Even split

313 of 3,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Madie appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madie?
3,169 babies have been named Madie since 1880. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1915 with 103 births.
When was Madie most popular?
Madie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 743 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Madie most popular?
The top states for the name Madie are North Carolina (313 births), Texas (237 births), Mississippi (231 births).
How long has the name Madie been used?
Madie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 139 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Madie?
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.

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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, 1880–2018 (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.