Name Legacy

Madelaine

Recorded 1901–2025 · United States

Madelaine was most popular in 1998, when 119 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,492 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,398 people named Madelaine.

Most popular in1998
Rank that year#2,492
Births that year119
Total since 18803,398
Given to100% girls

Madelaine over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Madelaine’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Madelaine a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Madelaine is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,398 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Madelaine is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org