# Madeline (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/madeline/  
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 | Mattie, Madi, Mad |
| Variant spellings | Madeleine, Madelyn |
| US babies named this | 207,630 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 245 / 207,385 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6,498, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicized from French Madeleine, from Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ) or from Old High German Madalinde. Doublet of Madeleine, Magdalene, and Madelinde.

## 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 | 3,429 | 85 |
| 2012 | 3,162 | 96 |
| 2013 | 3,371 | 90 |
| 2014 | 3,445 | 89 |
| 2015 | 3,339 | 91 |
| 2016 | 3,280 | 90 |
| 2017 | 2,966 | 99 |
| 2018 | 2,918 | 100 |
| 2019 | 2,861 | 98 |
| 2020 | 2,800 | 96 |
| 2021 | 2,747 | 95 |
| 2022 | 2,700 | 102 |
| 2023 | 2,733 | 95 |
| 2024 | 2,922 | 86 |
| 2025 | 3,086 | 81 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7 | 7,658 |
| 1999 | 5 | 10,958 |
| 2000 | 9 | 7,188 |
| 2001 | 5 | 11,659 |
| 2002 | 6 | 10,173 |
| 2003 | 14 | 5,444 |
| 2004 | 17 | 4,920 |
| 2005 | 9 | 8,064 |
| 2006 | 7 | 10,236 |
| 2007 | 5 | 13,633 |
| 2008 | 9 | 8,748 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10,345 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11,737 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13,452 |
| 2018 | 5 | 13,405 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 158 | 310 |
| 2012 | 146 | 332 |
| 2013 | 121 | 373 |
| 2014 | 118 | 380 |
| 2015 | 120 | 377 |
| 2016 | 137 | 349 |
| 2017 | 124 | 370 |
| 2018 | 117 | 382 |
| 2019 | 95 | 443 |
| 2020 | 131 | 343 |
| 2021 | 112 | 398 |
| 2022 | 115 | 369 |
| 2023 | 142 | 306 |
| 2024 | 141 | 305 |
| 2025 | 144 | 304 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 瑪德琳 /玛德琳
- French: Madeleine
- Hebrew: מאדעלין
- Italian: Maddalena
- Japanese: マデリン

## People named Madeline

- Madeline Kahn, American actress, singer (1942-1999)
- Madeline Carroll, American actress (born 1996)
- Madeline Zima, American actress, writer, and director (born 1985)
- Madeline Miller, American writer (born 1978)
- Madeline Brewer, American actress
- Madeline Manning, American athletics competitor
- Madeline Groves, Australian competitive swimmer
- Madeline Schizas, Canadian figure skater
- Madeline Musselman, American water polo player
- Madeline Hurlock, American actress (1899–1989)
- Madeline Bell, American soul singer
- Madeline Amy Sweeney, American flight attendant (1965–2001)

## 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.