US rank #10284 Girls' name Peak 1954 9,554 births

Madonna — #10284 US girls' name

9,554 babies named Madonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#10284
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 42% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Madonna was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

211 babies were named Madonna in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,554 babies named Madonna between 1897 and 2024, spanning 128 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madonna currently holds the #10284 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 211 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madonna performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 1,867 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Madonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 1,042 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Iowa. In total, SSA state-level files list Madonna in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madonna 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 9,554 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.

Madonna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,554

Since 1897

128 years of records

Peak year

1954

211 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#10,284

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1897

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2024

Madonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1897

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1954)
211
Annual births at peak — across 128 years of records
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Madonna by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
1,867 births that decade — 20% of Madonna's all-time total
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Madonna by state

Where Madonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Madonna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
1,042 10.9%
#2 Illinois
907 9.5%
#3 Iowa
774 8.1%
#4 Ohio
717 7.5%
#5 Michigan
379 4.0%
#6 Missouri
326 3.4%
#7 New York
325 3.4%
#8 Kentucky
302 3.2%
Indiana share of Madonna's total US births 10.9%
Even split

1,042 of 9,554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Madonna appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madonna?
9,554 babies have been named Madonna since 1897. It currently ranks #10284 among girls. The peak year was 1954 with 211 births.
When was Madonna most popular?
Madonna was most popular in the 1950s decade with 1,867 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Madonna most popular?
The top states for the name Madonna are Indiana (1,042 births), Illinois (907 births), Iowa (774 births).
How long has the name Madonna been used?
Madonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 128 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Madonna?
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.

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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, 1897–2024 (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.