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Madeline

Gender
Girl
Say it
MAD-a-lin
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#303 for girls
US rank, 2025
#81 for girls

Madeline is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Magdala”. In 2025 it ranked 303rd for girls in the UK (161 babies) and 81st for girls in the US (3,086 babies).

What does Madeline mean?

Hebrew: English form of Madeleine, from Magdalene

“woman of Magdala”

English form of Madeleine, from Mary Magdalene, follower of Jesus.

More on Wiktionary.

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

Madeline is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 161 girls in the UK and 3,086 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Madeline in the UK?

Rank in 2025
303rd among girls
Babies in 2025
161 about 1 in 1,700 girls
Five-year trend
Rising up 31% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 161 girls in the UK were named Madeline, making it the 303rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 365th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 466 girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more girls named Madeline than any year since 2011.

Half of all the girls named Madeline in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 208 girls in the UK were given Madeline or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #255, up from #303 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 304th in England and Wales, 284th in Scotland and 290th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 466 in 20042025
Madeline in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025161#303
2024155#313
2023151#322
2022128#376
2021121#408
2020134#365
201997#475
2018125#394
2017125#398
2016142#366
2015125#407
2014125#395
2013135#377
2012151#352
2011161#339
2010234#240
2009216#247
2008189#281
2007295#205
2006448#138
2005454#134
2004466#129
2003458#123
2002374#142
2001369#140
2000313#163
1999288#171
1998231#209
1997207#226
1996192#232

How popular is Madeline in the US?

Rank in 2025
81st among girls
Babies in 2025
3,086 about 1 in 520 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 2% in five years
Same name in a class
2.7% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 3,086 girls in the US were named Madeline, making it the 81st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 96th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 5,869 girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Madeline than any year since 2016.

Half of all the girls named Madeline in the US since 1880 were born between 1948 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 7,105 girls in the US were given Madeline or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #21, up from #81 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 5,869 in 19982025
Madeline in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20253,086#81
20242,922#86
20232,733#95
20222,700#102
20212,747#95
20202,800#96
20192,861#98
20182,918#100
20172,966#99
20163,280#90
20153,339#91
20143,445#89
20133,371#90
20123,162#96
20113,429#85
20103,604#77
20094,300#64
20084,820#56
20074,705#61
20064,477#71
20054,528#70
20044,767#63
20034,976#61
20025,114#56
20015,222#56
20005,371#56
19994,572#70
19985,869#50
19975,313#59
19964,912#67
19954,430#79
19943,518#92
19932,610#127
19922,269#138
19911,980#151
19901,494#198
19891,167#237
1988917#274
1987875#280
1986854#290
1985382#523
1984288#618
1983266#646
1982260#676
1981256#678
1980232#721
1979234#717
1978227#698
1977242#659
1976254#616
1975270#596
1974262#601
1973312#536
1972271#591
1971313#566
1970354#534
1969358#519
1968362#512
1967405#470
1966424#457
1965464#438
1964526#428
1963511#429
1962582#396
1961570#408
1960573#399
1959609#385
1958588#376
1957514#408
1956566#370
1955602#353
1954588#355
1953636#329
1952661#315
1951747#288
1950759#280
1949901#253
1948939#244
1947972#243
1946926#235
1945782#237
1944907#218
19431,107#194
19421,254#177
1941940#201
1940874#200
1939888#199
1938847#207
1937754#220
1936727#224
1935714#235
1934795#221
1933822#209
1932900#202
1931925#199
19301,144#173
19291,181#173
19281,253#167
19271,373#163
19261,397#163
19251,506#158
19241,746#150
19231,756#143
19221,732#143
19211,835#139
19201,779#138
19191,659#139
19181,746#135
19171,728#127
19161,644#131
19151,670#121
19141,381#116
19131,084#117
1912942#124
1911628#133
1910560#145
1909466#153
1908457#147
1907449#147
1906418#141
1905412#145
1904393#143
1903400#137
1902355#149
1901341#147
1900389#149
1899316#148
1898337#149
1897290#157
1896279#159
1895237#174
1894214#182
1893190#184
1892158#200
1891125#211
189096#254
188988#248
188880#259
188753#292
188645#311
188541#317
188451#273
188331#320
188229#326
188114#447
188022#342

Nicknames for Madeline

Names like Madeline

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

Isabelle, Naomi, Josephine, Eve, Charlotte, Elise, Molly, Hannah, Sophie, Eloise, Grace, Ellie

Other spellings of Madeline

Madelyn, Madelynn, Maddelyn, Madeleyn, Madalynne, Maddeline, Madalyne, Madilynne, Madilyne

Names related to Madeline

Madeleine, Madelaine, Madalina, Madilyn, Madaline, Madelyne, Madelin

More Hebrew names

Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias

Every Hebrew name

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