Boys' name · since 1994
Madsen
Madsen has 161 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,291 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,545 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
161 babies have been named Madsen since 1994, making it today's #8545 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madsen has been recorded 161 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #8545 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #14,291 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,545 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 161 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madsen ranks #14,291 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,545 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 161 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,291 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,545 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Madsen's 161 recorded births place it above 68.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Madsen compares
161 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Madsen's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madsen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Madsen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Madsen's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Madsen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Madsen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2011 (Madsen as girls' name)
Madsen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (77 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Madsen's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Madsen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (48% of all-time use).
Madsen by state
Where Madsen concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 161 births nationwide.
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What to do with Madsen's data
- Madsen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Madsens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Madsen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Madsen 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.