Recorded 1987–1998 Girls' name Peak 1987 20 births

Madoka — girls' name

20 babies named Madoka in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s12
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Madoka was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Madoka in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madoka

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Madoka between 1987 and 1998, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madoka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madoka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Madoka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madoka 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 20 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.

Madoka at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

20

Since 1987

12 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1987

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1998

Madoka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1987

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 199819931987 8

Madoka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 60% of Madoka's all-time total
1980s81990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madoka?
20 babies have been named Madoka since 1987. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Madoka most popular?
Madoka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Madoka been used?
Madoka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 12 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Madoka?
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, 1987–1998 (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.