Madelaine
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-uh-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,237 for girls
Madelaine is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “of Magdala (tower)”. In 2025 it ranked 5,237th for girls in the US (24 babies).
What does Madelaine mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madeleine, the French form of Magdalene
“of Magdala (tower)”
Spelling of Madeleine, from Mary Magdalene, named after her home town of Magdala.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Madelaine a girl's or a boy's name?
Madelaine is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Madelaine in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 116 girls.
Half of all the girls named Madelaine in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Madelaine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 28 | #1,179 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,499 |
| 2007 | 52 | #714 |
| 2006 | 76 | #535 |
| 2005 | 89 | #458 |
| 2004 | 91 | #434 |
| 2003 | 98 | #411 |
| 2002 | 116 | #338 |
| 2001 | 71 | #473 |
| 2000 | 79 | #439 |
| 1999 | 84 | #416 |
| 1998 | 64 | #507 |
| 1997 | 50 | #588 |
| 1996 | 76 | #440 |
How popular is Madelaine in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,237th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 67,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the US were named Madelaine, making it the 5,237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,451st. Its busiest year was 1998, with 119 girls. It first appears in the records in 1901.
Half of all the girls named Madelaine in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,687 girls in the US were given Madelaine or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #214, up from #5,237 for this spelling alone.
Madelaine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,237 |
| 2024 | 25 | #5,145 |
| 2023 | 24 | #5,245 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4,200 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4,163 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4,451 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4,655 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4,154 |
| 2012 | 42 | #3,710 |
| 2011 | 52 | #3,172 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,869 |
| 2009 | 41 | #3,799 |
| 2008 | 73 | #2,557 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,647 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3,135 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,783 |
| 2004 | 71 | #2,393 |
| 2003 | 82 | #2,122 |
| 2002 | 91 | #1,932 |
| 2001 | 98 | #1,804 |
| 2000 | 98 | #1,772 |
| 1999 | 87 | #1,825 |
| 1998 | 119 | #1,436 |
| 1997 | 108 | #1,502 |
| 1996 | 113 | #1,444 |
| 1995 | 109 | #1,463 |
| 1994 | 109 | #1,451 |
| 1993 | 80 | #1,811 |
| 1992 | 69 | #1,982 |
| 1991 | 81 | #1,760 |
| 1990 | 65 | #2,048 |
| 1989 | 46 | #2,473 |
| 1988 | 39 | #2,695 |
| 1987 | 26 | #3,421 |
| 1986 | 25 | #3,457 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 20 | #3,177 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 11 | #4,008 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 14 | #3,231 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 15 | #3,047 |
| 1955 | 21 | #2,410 |
| 1954 | 21 | #2,377 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,326 |
| 1951 | 26 | #1,920 |
| 1950 | 23 | #2,001 |
| 1949 | 40 | #1,451 |
| 1948 | 33 | #1,620 |
| 1947 | 52 | #1,254 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,859 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,940 |
| 1944 | 26 | #1,608 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,466 |
| 1942 | 57 | #1,037 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,531 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,447 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,579 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,053 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,736 |
| 1928 | 18 | #2,022 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,255 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,350 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,945 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,513 |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,944 |
| 1922 | 19 | #2,027 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,633 |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,172 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,384 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,315 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,497 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,254 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,264 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,330 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,632 |
| 1911 | 6 | #2,191 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #2,060 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,553 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #1,136 |
Nicknames for Madelaine
Names like Madelaine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Molly, Jasmine, Isabelle, Abigail, Jessica, Hannah, Emily, Michelle, Elise, Gabrielle, Chloe, Zoe
Other spellings of Madelaine
Madilyn, Madilynn, Madalyn, Madalynn, Madelyne, Madelin, Maddilyn, Madelynne, Madaline, Maddilynn, Madelein
Names related to Madelaine
Madeleine, Madeline, Madelyn, Madalena, Maddalena, Madalina, Madelynn
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, “Madelaine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madelaine, updated 20 October 2026.