Madelaine Girl
How popular is Madelaine?
#5,237 girl name in 2025
24 baby girls were named Madelaine in the US in 2025, making it the 5237th most popular girl name.
Madelaine popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,237 for girls (▼ 92 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 24 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,831 in 2015, #4,451 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (119 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,037 in 1942 |
| First recorded | 1901 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Madelaine counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Madelyn family of names ranked #13 for girls in 2025, with 8,811 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Madelyn | 3,362 | 38% |
| Madeline | 3,086 | 35% |
| Madilyn | 662 | 8% |
| Madelynn | 573 | 7% |
| Madilynn | 315 | 4% |
| Madalyn | 273 | 3% |
| Madalynn | 161 | 2% |
| Maddilyn | 24 | 0% |
| Madelyne | 81 | 1% |
| Madelin | 74 | 1% |
| Maddilynn | 19 | 0% |
| Madaline | 20 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Madelaine is most popular
Babies named Madelaine per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (32 girls)
Madelaine by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 21 | #1,136 |
| 1910s | 88 | #2,191 |
| 1920s | 163 | #1,944 |
| 1930s | 56 | #2,579 |
| 1940s | 304 | #1,037 |
| 1950s | 179 | #1,920 |
| 1960s | 84 | #3,773 |
| 1970s | 109 | #3,177 |
| 1980s | 213 | #2,473 |
| 1990s | 940 | #1,436 |
| 2000s | 735 | #1,772 |
| 2010s | 335 | #2,869 |
| 2020s | 171 | #4,163 |
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Questions
- Is Madelaine a boy or girl name?
- Madelaine is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Madelaine were girls.
- How popular is the name Madelaine?
- 24 baby girls were named Madelaine in the US in 2025, making it the 5237th most popular girl name.
- When was Madelaine most popular?
- Madelaine peaked in 1998, when 119 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,037 in 1942.
- How many people are named Madelaine?
- 3,398 babies have been named Madelaine in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,896 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Madelaine most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Madelaine was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.