Madelon
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning woman of magdala; form of magdalene.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Madelon by the numbers
Madelon was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 53 babies in 1920, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Madelon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Madelynof Magdala; tower3,944 in the US (2017)
- Madelinwoman from magdala; variant of madeline42 in the US (2017)
- Madisonson of Maud7,885 in the US (2017)
- Madelinefrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene2,938 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)
Sounds like Madelon
Names that are said the same way as Madelon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Madeleineof Magdala; woman of Magdala179 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
- Madelynewoman from magdala; a form of Madeline70 in the US (2017)
- Maddilynnwoman from Magdala; a modern respelling of Madelynn or Magdalene54 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Madelon
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