Madai
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-DYE
- Origin
- Hebrew
Madai is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Madai mean?
Hebrew: biblical name
In Genesis, Madai is a son of Japheth, traditionally the ancestor of the Medes.
Is Madai a girl's or a boy's name?
Madai is a girls' name.
How popular is Madai in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Madai in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madai in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5,374 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Madai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sarai, Aaliyah, Hadassah, Salem, Zainab, Summer, Selah, Safa, Salma, Maya, Zaira, Raya
Names related to Madai
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Madai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madai, updated 20 October 2026.