# Madonna (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/madonna/  
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 | Italian |
| Meaning | “my”, “lady” |
| Pronunciation | /məˈdɒnə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Madge |
| Variant spellings | Madona |
| US babies named this | 9,560 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 9,560 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 18, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma (“my”) + donna (“lady”). The given name is derived from the English term, not used as a given name in Italy. Doublet of madam.

## What it means

Madonna is grouped under queen.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | 16,200 |
| 2011 | 6 | 16,028 |
| 2012 | 12 | 9,487 |
| 2013 | 12 | 9,390 |
| 2014 | 6 | 15,799 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8,752 |
| 2016 | 7 | 13,793 |
| 2017 | 7 | 13,558 |
| 2018 | 6 | 14,952 |
| 2019 | 7 | 13,266 |
| 2020 | 5 | 16,602 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14,576 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12,939 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10,774 |
| 2025 | 6 | 14,273 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 | 3,998 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4,598 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## 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.