Madelline
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-a-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Madelline 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 Madelline mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madeline; English form of Madeleine, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
English form of Madeleine, from Mary Magdalene, follower of Jesus.
Meaning borrowed from Madeline. More on Wiktionary.
Is Madelline a girl's or a boy's name?
Madelline is a girls' name.
How popular is Madelline 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 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Madelline in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madelline in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Nicknames for Madelline
Names like Madelline
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabelle, Caroline, Mariah, Annalise, Arielle, Madilyn, Brielle, Marielle, Josephine, Miracle, Magdalene, Madison
Names related to Madelline
Madelyn, Madeline, Madeleine, Madelynn, Madelyne, Madelin, Madelaine, Madaline
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Madelline: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madelline, updated 20 October 2026.