Madalaine
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-uh-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Madalaine is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Magdala”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Madalaine mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madeleine, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
Variant of Madeleine, the French form of Magdalene, as in Mary Magdalene, meaning woman of Magdala.
Is Madalaine a girl's or a boy's name?
Madalaine is a girls' name.
How popular is Madalaine in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Madalaine in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Madalaine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
Nicknames for Madalaine
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Madalaine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Madeleine, Madeline, Charlotte, Josephine, Molly, Eleanor, Naomi, Hannah, Zoe, Sarah, Anna, Abigail
Names related to Madalaine
Madalena, Maddalena, Madelaine, Madalina, Madalyn, Madaline, Madaleine
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Madalaine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madalaine, updated 20 October 2026.