US rank #5764 Boys' name Peak 2024 152 births

Madsen — #5764 US boys' name

152 babies named Madsen in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s262010s772020s44
#5764
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Madsen was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

16 babies were named Madsen in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madsen

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Madsen between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Madsen currently holds the #5764 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madsen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Madsen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Madsen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madsen 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 152 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.

Madsen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

152

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2024

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,764

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Madsen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 2024202020162013201020031994 5

Madsen popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2011 (Madsen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2011 5

Madsen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
77 births that decade — 51% of Madsen's all-time total
1990s52000s262010s772020s44

Madsen by state

Where Madsen concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Madsen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
5 3.3%
Utah share of Madsen's total US births 3.3%

5 of 152 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madsen?
152 babies have been named Madsen since 1994. It currently ranks #5764 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 16 births.
When was Madsen most popular?
Madsen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Madsen most popular?
The top states for the name Madsen are Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Madsen been used?
Madsen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Madsen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maddox, Madison, Madden, Maddux, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.