Madigan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-ih-gun
- Origin
- Irish
Madigan is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “little dog”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Madigan mean?
Irish: Irish surname O Madagain, from madadh 'dog'
“little dog”
Is Madigan a girl's or a boy's name?
Madigan is a girls' name.
How popular is Madigan in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 67 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Madigan in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madigan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5,744 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,001 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4,772 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5,615 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5,125 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3,842 |
| 2010 | 40 | #3,815 |
| 2009 | 56 | #3,046 |
| 2008 | 43 | #3,709 |
| 2007 | 49 | #3,376 |
| 2006 | 45 | #3,504 |
| 2005 | 56 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,777 |
| 2003 | 64 | #2,519 |
| 2002 | 67 | #2,376 |
| 2001 | 62 | #2,483 |
| 2000 | 40 | #3,329 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Nicknames for Madigan
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Madigan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan, Mckenna, Cassidy, Reagan, Kennedy, Rowan, Devyn, Keegan, Kerrigan, Brynn, Morrigan, Regan
More Irish names
Oscar, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Callan
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, “Madigan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madigan, updated 20 October 2026.