Madara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAH-dah-rah
- Origin
- Baltic
Madara is a girls' name of Baltic origin, meaning “bedstraw”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Madara mean?
Baltic: Latvian, from madara 'bedstraw'
“bedstraw”
Latvian name taken from madara, the word for the bedstraw plant.
Is Madara a girl's or a boy's name?
Madara is a girls' name.
How popular is Madara in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 5 girls.
Madara in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
Names like Madara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Amira, Abeeha, Khadija, Maliha, Hafsa, Madiha, Aisha, Summer, Rumaysa, Zainab, Safiya
More Baltic names
Aras, Liepa, Herkus, Gabija, Tauras, Vaida, Ugne, Austeja, Domas, Vakaris, Daina, Aija, Alanta, Deimantas, Deimante, Domantas
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, “Madara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madara, updated 20 October 2026.