Madaleine
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-uh-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Madaleine 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 Madaleine mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madeleine, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
Variant of Madeleine, the French form of Magdalene; Mary Magdalene's epithet refers to Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee.
Is Madaleine a girl's or a boy's name?
Madaleine is a girls' name.
How popular is Madaleine in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Madaleine in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Madaleine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Madaleine in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the girls named Madaleine in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madaleine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
Nicknames for Madaleine
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Madaleine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Madeleine, Madeline, Isabelle, Hannah, Gabrielle, Jasmine, Abigail, Chloe, Josephine, Grace, Elise, Molly
Names related to Madaleine
Madalena, Maddalena, Madelaine, Madalina, Madalyn, Madaline, Madalynn, Madelyne, Madelin
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Madaleine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madaleine, updated 20 October 2026.