Madeleine

#454 for girls in 2025, 679 births · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #12,108
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1998 · 1,424 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
45,722
since 1881

Madeleine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Madeleine has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #217, 1998girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#454679—
2024#440707—
2023#444689—
2022#383820—
2021#382819—
2020#397784—
2019#369864—
2018#377832—
2017#367848—
2016#350956—
2015#3031,067—
2014#2831,149#12,1085
2013#2771,144—
2012#2911,091—
2011#322980—
2010#321993—
2009#3291,000—
2008#2721,252—
2007#2921,163—
2006#337980—
2005#330969—
2004#332960—
2003#324963—
2002#2921,069—
2001#2811,118—
2000#2801,154—
1999#2741,141—
1998#2171,424—
1997#2311,301—
1996#2621,086—
1995#281988—
1994#293923—
1993#385662—
1992#469527—
1991#502473—
1990#576402—
1989#713278#4,81110
1988#780241—
1987#805217—
1986#955165—
1985#1,36595—
1984#1,53574—
1983#1,60869—
1982#2,22045—
1981#2,15847—
1980#1,96454—
1979#2,14746—
1978#2,23741—
1977#2,25740—
1976#2,48632—
1975#2,06042—
1974#2,02941—
1973#2,06439—
1972#1,98940—
1971#2,03541—
1970#2,12038—
1969#1,87144—
1968#1,74945—
1967#1,38263—
1966#1,35165—
1965#1,18782—
1964#1,21982—
1963#1,056103—
1962#1,024110—
1961#1,036111—
1960#1,073100—
1959#933126—
1958#1,06996—
1957#984111—
1956#885127—
1955#858128—
1954#852123—
1953#760144—
1952#733146—
1951#715149—
1950#616186—
1949#567217—
1948#544231—
1947#580217—
1946#586186—
1945#584157—
1944#624138—
1943#503219—
1942#427285—
1941#485208—
1940#497194—
1939#484192—
1938#525166—
1937#544150—
1936#611116—
1935#646102—
1934#667101—
1933#582122—
1932#624114—
1931#575132—
1930#592135—
1929#516172—
1928#531172—
1927#491202—
1926#461222—
1925#461223—
1924#464224—
1923#486202—
1922#436237—
1921#442242—
1920#448225—
1919#531166—
1918#510180—
1917#528160—
1916#524157—
1915#464177—
1914#431157—
1913#460118—
1912#406130—
1911#47376—
1910#57052—
1909#46366—
1908#50751—
1907#57241—
1906#45357—
1905#53641—
1904#45651—
1903#44252—
1902#46744—
1901#44145—
1900#43758—
1899#40851—
1898#44647—
1897#44943—
1896#41748—
1895#39152—
1894#40448—
1893#44935—
1892#42839—
1891#40138—
1890#46232—
1889#68714—
1888#50325—
1887#48921—
1886#69311—
1885#7938—
1884#55614—
1883#8176—
1882——
1881#8305—
1880——
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Madeleine! It came in at #830, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Madeleine is popular in 2002

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedMEVermont: #104 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 321 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #214 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 908 girlsNHWashington: #190 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 836 girlsWAIdaho: #282 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,036 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #233 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsMNIllinois: #262 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,347 girlsILWisconsin: #351 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,776 girlsWIMichigan: #270 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsMINew York: #255 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 1,365 girlsNYMassachusetts: #128 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 568 girlsMARhode Island: #163 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 558 girlsRIOregon: #173 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 668 girlsORNevada: #475 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,040 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedIAIndiana: #377 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,018 girlsINOhio: #401 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,328 girlsOHPennsylvania: #281 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsPANew Jersey: #246 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsNJConnecticut: #228 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsCTCalifornia: #301 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsCAUtah: #256 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsUTColorado: #218 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 920 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedNEMissouri: #275 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsMOKentucky: #464 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,754 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #192 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 870 girlsVAMaryland: #193 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 880 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsAZNew Mexico: #313 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsNMKansas: #469 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,242 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedARTennessee: #442 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,502 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #362 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #521 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,751 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #99 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 317 girlsDCOklahoma: #657 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,322 girlsOKLouisiana: #281 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedALGeorgia: #233 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Madeleine, so not publishedHITexas: #282 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsTXFlorida: #412 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,265 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#99 · 1 in 317
  2. Vermont#104 · 1 in 321
  3. Massachusetts#128 · 1 in 568
  4. Rhode Island#163 · 1 in 558
  5. Oregon#173 · 1 in 668

Best ever in a state: #18 in District of Columbia, 2012.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#99111 in 317
Vermont#10451 in 321
Massachusetts#128541 in 568
Rhode Island#16371 in 558
Oregon#173241 in 668
Washington#190341 in 836
Virginia#192411 in 870
Maryland#193271 in 880
New Hampshire#21451 in 908
Colorado#218271 in 920
Connecticut#228131 in 1,126
Georgia#233431 in 1,126
Minnesota#233221 in 1,154
New Jersey#246321 in 1,288
New York#255711 in 1,365
Utah#256161 in 1,100
Illinois#262511 in 1,347
Michigan#270341 in 1,435
Missouri#275201 in 1,396
Louisiana#281161 in 1,282
Pennsylvania#281371 in 1,493
Idaho#28261 in 1,036
Texas#2821101 in 1,418
California#3011461 in 1,526
New Mexico#31371 in 1,190
Wisconsin#351141 in 1,776
North Carolina#362231 in 1,889
Indiana#377161 in 2,018
Arizona#397181 in 1,803
Ohio#401251 in 2,328
Florida#412341 in 2,265
Tennessee#442121 in 2,502
Kentucky#46471 in 2,754
Kansas#46961 in 2,242
Nevada#47551 in 2,040
South Carolina#52161 in 2,751
Oklahoma#65751 in 3,322
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Madeleine
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#440 → #454)
  • 57 spots since 2020 (#397 → #454)
  • 151 spots since 2015 (#303 → #454)
  • Biggest jump: 410 spots in 1986 (#1,365 → #955)
  • Biggest drop: 237 spots in 1885 (#556 → #793)
Rise & fade · girls
117 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1998 at #217 (1,424 births)
  • Births halved by 2023, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 117 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1883–1957
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,241
  • Highest: 1 in 1,241 girls born in 1998 were named Madeleine (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,367 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 23.2% of all girls named Madeleine (10,628) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s104#489 (1887)#671
1890s433#391 (1895)#426
1900s506#437 (1900)#477
1910s1,373#406 (1912)#490
1920s2,121#436 (1922)#474
1930s1,330#484 (1939)#585
1940s2,052#427 (1942)#540
1950s1,336#616 (1950)#841
1960s805#1,024 (1962)#1,295
1970s400#1,989 (1972)#2,142
1980s1,285#713 (1989)#1,410
1990s8,927#217 (1998)#349
2000s10,628#272 (2008)#307
2010s9,924#277 (2013)#326
2020s4,498#382 (2021)#417

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Madeleine in 2002

girls
#292
1,069 births · 1 in 1,681 girls

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #292Madeleine1,069
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 1,681 of them was named Madeleine, which outranked 98.4% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Madeleine
  1. #289Carolina1,074
  2. #289Serenity1,074
  3. #291Layla1,073
  4. #292Madeleine1,069
  5. #292Mercedes1,069
  6. #294Tessa1,064
  7. #295Tara1,060
  8. #296Esther1,059

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2002 →