Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1998

Madelaine

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,337 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,337
among girls · ↓100 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Madelaine · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1998
119 babies
All-time total
3,398
#3,322 all-time among girls
First recorded
1901
in Social Security records

Madelaine popularity over time

3,398 babies have been named Madelaine since 1901, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1998Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 21 2 – #1,194
1910s 88 9 +319% #2,331
1920s 163 16 +85% #1,983
1930s 56 6 -66% #2,689
1940s 304 30 +443% #1,043
1950s 179 18 -41% #1,945
1960s 84 8 -53% #3,891
1970s 109 11 +30% #3,235
1980s 213 21 +95% #2,504
1990s 940 94 +341% #1,440
2000s 735 74 -22% #1,787
2010s 335 34 -54% #2,888
2020s (to 2025) 171 29 -15% #4,207

Where Madelaine is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 24 0.01 outside top 500
2028 24 0.01 outside top 500
2029 24 0.01 outside top 500
2030 24 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Madelaine

Madelaine is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,337 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1901, 3,398 American babies have been named Madelaine. Its peak came in 1998, when 119 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Madelaine stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Madelaine?

The median living Madelaine is about 28 years old; half are between 19 and 36. An estimated 2,900 people named Madelaine are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Madelaine year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 24 #5,337
2024 25 #5,237
2023 24 #5,330
2022 34 #4,264
2021 34 #4,207
2020 30 #4,507
2019 29 #4,728
2018 21 #5,930
2017 21 #5,956
2016 23 #5,728
2015 22 #5,952
2014 30 #4,721
2013 35 #4,216
2012 42 #3,763
2011 52 #3,208
2010 60 #2,888
2009 41 #3,843
2008 73 #2,570
2007 69 #2,668
2006 53 #3,160
2005 59 #2,810
2004 71 #2,415
2003 82 #2,137
2002 91 #1,946
2001 98 #1,815
2000 98 #1,787
1995 109 #1,471
1990 65 #2,062
1985 15 #4,991
1980 13 #5,421
1975 13 #4,749
1970 9 #5,646
1965 – –
1960 8 #5,012
1955 21 #2,441
1950 23 #2,031
1945 19 #1,967
1940 9 #3,116
1935 – –
1930 9 #3,230
1925 20 #1,983
1920 17 #2,226
1915 13 #2,331
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Madelaine

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Madelaine Petsch Madelaine Petsch American actress and YouTuber (born 1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Madelaine, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Madelaine?

The median living Madelaine is about 28 years old. Half of all living Madelaines are between 19 and 36 years old.

How many people named Madelaine are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Madelaine are alive in the United States, based on 3,398 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Madelaine in 2025?

Madelaine ranked #5,337 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Madelaine?

3,398 babies have been named Madelaine in the United States since 1901, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Madelaine most popular?

Madelaine peaked in 1998, when 119 newborns received the name.

Is Madelaine a boy or girl name?

Madelaine is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Madelaine rising or falling?

Madelaine has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Madelaine become more popular?

Madelaine looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 girls named Madelaine in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Madelaine?

Well-known people named Madelaine include Madelaine Petsch (actor).

Names like Madelaine

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