Girls' name · since 1936
Madra
Madra has 26 recorded births since 1936 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1936
- 1970s
- peak decade
26 girls have been named Madra since 1936, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Madra recorded 26 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1972.
- #42,797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1936
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madra ranks #42,797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1936, peaking in the 1970s.
- #42,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1936
- 1970s
- peak decade
Madra's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Madra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Madra splits its recorded history at 1966: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Madra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1972
- Peak year (1971)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Madra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Madra's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Madra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (42% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Madra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1936–1972 (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 Madra 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.