Madelon
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-uh-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Madelon 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 Madelon mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madelin, itself a spelling of Madeline, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
A spelling of Madeline, which comes from Mary Magdalene, a follower of Jesus from the town of Magdala.
Meaning borrowed from Madelin.
Is Madelon a girl's or a boy's name?
Madelon is a girls' name.
How popular is Madelon in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1920, with 53 girls. It first appears in the records in 1897.
Half of all the girls named Madelon in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1950, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madelon in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,095 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,928 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,838 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 20 | #2,362 |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,670 |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,700 |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,678 |
| 1949 | 38 | #1,488 |
| 1948 | 38 | #1,498 |
| 1947 | 50 | #1,289 |
| 1946 | 36 | #1,466 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,824 |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,741 |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,624 |
| 1942 | 46 | #1,162 |
| 1941 | 40 | #1,184 |
| 1940 | 26 | #1,518 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,544 |
| 1938 | 14 | #2,225 |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,630 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,593 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,720 |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,556 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,289 |
| 1932 | 43 | #1,082 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,501 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,434 |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,338 |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,424 |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,618 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,303 |
| 1925 | 40 | #1,225 |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,440 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,736 |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,269 |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,205 |
| 1920 | 53 | #1,021 |
| 1919 | 44 | #1,103 |
| 1918 | 36 | #1,255 |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,149 |
| 1916 | 34 | #1,227 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,367 |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,098 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,601 |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,143 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,450 |
| 1910 | 16 | #1,110 |
| 1909 | 13 | #1,152 |
| 1908 | 10 | #1,357 |
| 1907 | 9 | #1,384 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,951 |
| 1905 | 9 | #1,297 |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,485 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #1,219 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,678 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,560 |
| 1899 | 8 | #1,180 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,554 |
Nicknames for Madelon
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Madelon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marian Mary Margaret Josephine Miriam Marie Evelyn Lillian Annie Ruth Vivian Elsie
Names related to Madelon
Madelyn Madeline Madilyn Madeleine Madelynn Madalyn Madelyne Madelin
More Hebrew names
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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, “Madelon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madelon, updated 20 October 2026.