Recorded 1912–1944 Girls' name Peak 1915 61 births

Madoline — girls' name

61 babies named Madoline in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s121930s101940s11
1910s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Madoline was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

9 babies were named Madoline in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madoline

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Madoline between 1912 and 1944, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madoline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madoline performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Madoline shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madoline 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 61 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.

Madoline at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

61

Since 1912

33 years of records

Peak year

1915

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1912

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1944

Madoline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1912

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1915)
9
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Madoline by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
28 births that decade — 46% of Madoline's all-time total
1910s281920s121930s101940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madoline?
61 babies have been named Madoline since 1912. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1915 with 9 births.
When was Madoline most popular?
Madoline was most popular in the 1910s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Madoline been used?
Madoline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 33 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Madoline?
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, 1912–1944 (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.