# Madeleine (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/madeleine/  
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 | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmæd(ə)lɪn/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Maddy, Madi, Maddie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 45,737 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 15 / 45,722 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 13,024, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French Madeleine. Doublet of Magdalene.

## 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 | 980 | 322 |
| 2012 | 1,091 | 292 |
| 2013 | 1,144 | 277 |
| 2014 | 1,149 | 284 |
| 2015 | 1,067 | 303 |
| 2016 | 956 | 350 |
| 2017 | 848 | 367 |
| 2018 | 832 | 378 |
| 2019 | 864 | 369 |
| 2020 | 784 | 398 |
| 2021 | 819 | 382 |
| 2022 | 820 | 383 |
| 2023 | 689 | 444 |
| 2024 | 707 | 441 |
| 2025 | 679 | 455 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10 | 5,040 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13,304 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 365 | 149 |
| 2012 | 385 | 148 |
| 2013 | 314 | 167 |
| 2014 | 286 | 186 |
| 2015 | 315 | 173 |
| 2016 | 311 | 176 |
| 2017 | 234 | 221 |
| 2018 | 197 | 250 |
| 2019 | 163 | 297 |
| 2020 | 142 | 320 |
| 2021 | 161 | 293 |
| 2022 | 197 | 239 |
| 2023 | 165 | 271 |
| 2024 | 173 | 274 |
| 2025 | 179 | 259 |

## People named Madeleine

- Madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (1607–1701)
- Madeleine Stowe, American actress (born 1958)
- Madeleine L'Engle, American writer (1918–2007)
- Madeleine Carroll, English actress (1906–1987)
- Madeleine Astor, American socialite and Titanic survivor (1893-1940)
- Madeleine LeBeau, French actress (1923-2016)
- Madeleine Vionnet, French fashion designer (1876–1975)
- Madeleine Pelletier, French physician, psychiatrist, feminist, socialist, editor (1874-1939)
- Madeleine Renaud, French actress
- Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé, French writer
- Madeleine Peyroux, American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- Madeleine Malonga, French judoka

## 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.