Madeline
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning from Magdala; a form of Magdalene.
How Madeline has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #90 |
| 2016 | #89 |
| 2017 | #99 |
| 2018 | #100 |
| 2019 | #98 |
| 2020 | #96 |
| 2021 | #95 |
| 2022 | #102 |
| 2023 | #94 |
| 2024 | #87 |
| 2025 | #81 |
Madeline by the numbers
In 2025, 144 babies in England and Wales were named Madeline. In the US, 2,938 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,869 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 370 American girls born that year was called Madeline.
Names that come from Madeline
Forms of Madeline in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Maddiebeloved; a diminutive of Madeline120 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maddelynmade of magdala; a respelling of Madeline43 in the US (2017)
- Madifrom Magdala; a diminutive of Madeline or Madison13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maddalynnwoman from Magdala; a form of Magdalene or Madeline19 in the US (2017)
- Madylinof Magdala; a respelling of Madeline18 in the US (2017)
- Madeleynwoman from Magdala; variant of Madeline17 in the US (2017)
- Maddygift of Dionysus; diminutive of Madeline16 in the US (2017)
- Madalinwoman from magdala; a form of Madeline3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from Magdalene
Like Madeline, each of these traces back to Magdalene: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Marlenebeloved; a form of Magdalene191 in the US (2017)
- Magdalenefrom Magdala, a town in Galilee109 in the US (2017)
- Lenibright; a form of Helene or Magdalene78 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maddilynnwoman from Magdala; a modern respelling of Madelynn or Magdalene54 in the US (2017)
- Maddalenaof magdala or tower; a form of Magdalene28 in the US (2017)
- Magdalynfrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene24 in the US (2017)
- Maddalynnwoman from Magdala; a form of Magdalene or Madeline19 in the US (2017)
- Madalynewoman from magdala; a form of Magdalene12 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Madeline. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Madeleineof Magdala; woman of Magdala179 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
- Madelainewoman from magdala; a form of magdalene21 in the US (2017)
- Madelinawoman from magdala; a form of Madeline15 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Madeline
Names that are said the same way as Madeline, 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 Madeline
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