Madeleine is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Madeleine means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Madeleine across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Madeleine has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Madeleine is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “from Magdala”. The French form of Magdalene.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 45,737 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 12,863 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 715 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 80 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 246 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 780 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Madeleine per year, United States (1881 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (1,424/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (888/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2006 (38/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2016 (12/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2003 (7/yr).
Madeleine has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #443 nationally (given to 2,053 babies that year).
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