# Madelaine (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/madelaine/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,398 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 3,398 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,080, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Variant of Madeleine.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 52 | 3,208 |
| 2012 | 42 | 3,763 |
| 2013 | 35 | 4,216 |
| 2014 | 30 | 4,721 |
| 2015 | 22 | 5,952 |
| 2016 | 23 | 5,728 |
| 2017 | 21 | 5,956 |
| 2018 | 21 | 5,930 |
| 2019 | 29 | 4,728 |
| 2020 | 30 | 4,507 |
| 2021 | 34 | 4,207 |
| 2022 | 34 | 4,264 |
| 2023 | 24 | 5,330 |
| 2024 | 25 | 5,237 |
| 2025 | 24 | 5,337 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 72 | 512 |
| 2007 | 50 | 683 |
| 2008 | 19 | 1,447 |
| 2009 | 28 | 1,105 |
| 2010 | 24 | 1,294 |
| 2011 | 27 | 1,196 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,991 |
| 2013 | 12 | 2,176 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3,160 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,615 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,096 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4,063 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |

## People named Madelaine

- Madelaine Petsch, American actress and YouTuber
- Margot Boer, Dutch speed skater
- Maddie Leech, British cyclist
- West Duchovny, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.