Girls' name · since 1880
Madie
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.
- #3,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,169
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Madie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,169 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madie has been recorded 3,169 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2018.
- #3,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,169 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madie ranks #3,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,169 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,169
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Madie's 3,169 recorded births place it above 95.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Madie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madie's full recorded timeline at 1933, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 103 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2018
- Peak year (1915)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Madie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (743 births, 23% of the file).
1910s was Madie's strongest decade.
743 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Madie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 123
1880s
123 births
- 1890s 218
1890s
218 births
- 1900s
1900s
399 births
- 1910s
1910s
743 births
- 1920s
1920s
713 births
- 1930s
1930s
407 births
- 1940s 235
1940s
235 births
- 1950s 124
1950s
124 births
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 743 births (23% of all-time use).
How Madie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Madie's total volume
Madie by state
Where Madie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| 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% |
313 of 3,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Madie appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madie's data
- Madie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (743 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Madies (313 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Madie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1880–2018 (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 Madie 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.