Girls' name · since 1992
Madigan
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 964 babies named Madigan, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 964
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
964 girls have been named Madigan since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Madigan recorded 964 times among girls since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2024.
- #7,706 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 964 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madigan ranks #7,706 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 964 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 964
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madigan's 964 recorded births place it above 89.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Madigan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madigan's full recorded timeline at 2009, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 67 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madigan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Madigan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (540 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Madigan's strongest decade.
540 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Madigan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
540 births
- 2010s
2010s
254 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 540 births (56% of all-time use).
How Madigan 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 Madigan's total volume
Madigan by state
Where Madigan concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 35 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 25 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Colorado | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
35 of 964 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Madigan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madigan's data
- Madigan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (540 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Madigans (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Madigan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1992–2024 (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 Madigan 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.