Girls' name · since 1917
Madlene
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Madlene, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Madlene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 36 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Madlene recorded 36 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1943.
- #38,875 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madlene ranks #38,875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #38,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Madlene's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Madlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Madlene's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Madlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1943
- Peak year (1917)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Madlene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (12 births, 33% of the file).
1930s was Madlene's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Madlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
- 1940s
1940s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 12 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Madlene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1940s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Madlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1917–1943 (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 Madlene 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.