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Madeleine

Gender
Girl
Say it
MAD-a-layn
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#269 for girls
US rank, 2025
#454 for girls

Madeleine is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Magdala”. In 2025 it ranked 269th for girls in the UK (187 babies) and 454th for girls in the US (679 babies).

What does Madeleine mean?

Hebrew: French form of Magdalene, via Greek

“woman of Magdala”

From the byname of Mary Magdalene; Magdala was a town by the Sea of Galilee whose name means tower.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Madeleine a girl's or a boy's name?

Madeleine is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 187 girls in the UK and 679 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Madeleine in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#269among girls
Babies in 2025
187about 1 in 1,500 girls
Five-year trend
Steadyup 2% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 187 girls in the UK were named Madeleine, making it the 269th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 328th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 913 girls.

Half of all the girls named Madeleine in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 259th in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#69).

1996Busiest: 913 in 20052025
Madeleine in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025187#269
2024185#281
2023174#288
2022210#249
2021171#312
2020150#328
2019177#300
2018207#266
2017252#225
2016327#188
2015337#180
2014305#195
2013332#180
2012402#156
2011388#157
2010437#144
2009459#135
2008376#163
2007745#88
2006867#79
2005913#69
2004805#73
2003763#76
2002749#77
2001591#97
2000705#84
1999674#86
1998626#93
1997555#102
1996565#95

How popular is Madeleine in the US?

Rank in 2025
#454among girls
Babies in 2025
679about 1 in 2,400 girls
Five-year trend
Steadydown 16% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 679 girls in the US were named Madeleine, making it the 454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 397th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 1,424 girls. It first appears in the records in 1881.

2025 had fewer girls named Madeleine than any year since 1993.

Half of all the girls named Madeleine in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.

1881Busiest: 1,424 in 19982025
Madeleine in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025679#454
2024707#440
2023689#444
2022820#383
2021819#382
2020784#397
2019864#369
2018832#377
2017848#367
2016956#350
20151,067#303
20141,149#283
20131,144#277
20121,091#291
2011980#322
2010993#321
20091,000#329
20081,252#272
20071,163#292
2006980#337
2005969#330
2004960#332
2003963#324
20021,069#292
20011,118#281
20001,154#280
19991,141#274
19981,424#217
19971,301#231
19961,086#262
1995988#281
1994923#293
1993662#385
1992527#469
1991473#502
1990402#575
1989278#712
1988241#780
1987217#805
1986165#955
198595#1,364
198474#1,535
198369#1,608
198245#2,220
198147#2,158
198054#1,964
197946#2,147
197841#2,237
197740#2,257
197632#2,486
197542#2,060
197441#2,029
197339#2,064
197240#1,989
197141#2,035
197038#2,120
196944#1,871
196845#1,749
196763#1,382
196665#1,351
196582#1,187
196482#1,219
1963103#1,056
1962110#1,024
1961111#1,036
1960100#1,072
1959126#932
195896#1,068
1957111#983
1956127#884
1955128#857
1954123#851
1953144#759
1952146#732
1951149#714
1950186#615
1949217#566
1948231#543
1947217#580
1946186#586
1945157#584
1944138#624
1943219#503
1942285#427
1941208#485
1940194#497
1939192#484
1938166#525
1937150#544
1936116#611
1935102#646
1934101#667
1933122#582
1932114#624
1931132#575
1930135#592
1929172#516
1928172#531
1927202#491
1926222#461
1925223#461
1924224#464
1923202#486
1922237#436
1921242#442
1920225#448
1919166#531
1918180#510
1917160#528
1916157#524
1915177#464
1914157#431
1913118#460
1912130#406
191176#473
191052#570
190966#463
190851#507
190741#572
190657#453
190541#536
190451#456
190352#442
190244#467
190145#441
190058#437
189951#408
189847#446
189743#449
189648#417
189552#391
189448#404
189335#449
189239#428
189138#401
189032#462
188914#687
188825#503
188721#489
188611#693
18858#793
188414#556
18836#817
18820–
18815#830

Nicknames for Madeleine

Names like Madeleine

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Isabelle Eve Molly Elise Ellie Hannah Abigail Chloe Leah Naomi Charlotte Sophie

Names related to Madeleine

Madeline Madelyn Madelaine Madalina Madelynn Madaline Madaleine Madelene Madelyne Madelin Madelynne

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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, “Madeleine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madeleine, updated 20 October 2026.