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    The first name Madge

    A girl’s name.

    Pronounced /mæd͡ʒ/ 1 syllable Female

    Meaning and origin

    A female given name

    Madge is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Madge at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2016, 5 girls born in the United States were named Madge, the 17,841st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 464 were.

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    13,430
    babies named Madge since 1880
    #17,841
    rank in 2016
    1920
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    • Midge

    Famous people named Madge

    9 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Madge Bellamy
      American actress (1899–1990)
    • Madge Evans
      American actress (1909–1981)
    • Madge Syers
      British figure skater (1881-1917)
    • Madge Kennedy
      American actress (1891-1987)
    • Madge Adam
      English solar astronomer (1912-2001)
    • Madge Blake
      Actress (1899-1969)
    • Madge Gill
      British artist (1882-1961)
    • Madge Ryan
      Australian actress (1919-1994)
    • Madge Kendal
      British actor and theatre manager (1848–1935)

    Questions

    Is Madge a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,430 US babies named Madge since 1880 were girls.
    When was Madge most popular?
    1920 in the United States, when 464 babies were named Madge, its highest rank at 303rd.
    How do you pronounce Madge?
    Madge is /mæd͡ʒ/, one syllable.
    What are other spellings of Madge?
    Midge.