Madelaine
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning woman from magdala; a form of magdalene.
Babies a year
21
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Madelaine by the numbers
Madelaine was given to 21 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 119 babies in 1998, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Madelaine. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Madelinefrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene2,938 in the US (2017)
- Madeleineof Magdala; woman of Magdala179 in England and Wales (2025)
- Madellinewoman from magdala; spelling variant of Madeline5 in the US (2017)
- Madelynewoman from magdala; a form of Madeline70 in the US (2017)
- Madelinwoman from magdala; variant of madeline42 in the US (2017)
- Madalinefrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene41 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Madelaine
Names that are said the same way as Madelaine, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Madelynof Magdala; tower3,944 in the US (2017)
- Madilynof Magdala; tower; a modern respelling of Madelyn946 in the US (2017)
- Madelynnwoman of Magdala; a form of Magdalene685 in the US (2017)
- Madalynwoman from magdala; a form of Magdalene448 in the US (2017)
- Madalynnof magdala; a modern respelling of Madeline330 in the US (2017)
- Maddilynyouthful; a modern respelling of Madeline84 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Madelaine
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