Madeleine is an established variant of Madeline that peaked in 1998 and has grown less common since.
Madeleine is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #455 for girl births in the United States (and #925 across all names), given to 679 babies. Madeleine was first reported in SSA data in 1881 and peaked in 1998 (1,424 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 679 | 679 | #455 | — |
| 2024 | 707 | 707 | #441 | — |
| 2023 | 689 | 689 | #444 | — |
| 2022 | 820 | 820 | #383 | — |
| 2021 | 819 | 819 | #382 | — |
| 2020 | 784 | 784 | #398 | — |
| 2019 | 864 | 864 | #369 | — |
| 2018 | 832 | 832 | #378 | — |
| 2017 | 848 | 848 | #367 | — |
| 2016 | 956 | 956 | #350 | — |
| 2015 | 1,067 | 1,067 | #303 | — |
| 2014 | 1,154 | 1,154 | #284 | #13,304 |
| 2013 | 1,144 | 1,144 | #277 | — |
| 2012 | 1,091 | 1,091 | #292 | — |
| 2011 | 980 | 980 | #322 | — |
| 2010 | 993 | 993 | #321 | — |
| 2009 | 1,000 | 1,000 | #329 | — |
| 2008 | 1,252 | 1,252 | #272 | — |
| 2007 | 1,163 | 1,163 | #292 | — |
| 2006 | 980 | 980 | #337 | — |
| 2005 | 969 | 969 | #330 | — |
| 2004 | 960 | 960 | #332 | — |
| 2003 | 963 | 963 | #324 | — |
| 2002 | 1,069 | 1,069 | #292 | — |
| 2001 | 1,118 | 1,118 | #281 | — |
| 2000 | 1,154 | 1,154 | #280 | — |
| 1999 | 1,141 | 1,141 | #274 | — |
| 1998 | 1,424 | 1,424 | #217 | — |
| 1997 | 1,301 | — | #231 | — |
| 1996 | 1,086 | — | #262 | — |
| 1995 | 988 | — | #281 | — |
| 1994 | 923 | — | #294 | — |
| 1993 | 662 | — | #385 | — |
| 1992 | 527 | — | #469 | — |
| 1991 | 473 | — | #502 | — |
| 1990 | 402 | — | #577 | — |
| 1989 | 288 | — | #716 | #5,040 |
| 1988 | 241 | — | #783 | — |
| 1987 | 217 | — | #809 | — |
| 1986 | 165 | — | #956 | — |
| 1985 | 95 | — | #1,369 | — |
| 1984 | 74 | — | #1,545 | — |
| 1983 | 69 | — | #1,619 | — |
| 1982 | 45 | — | #2,238 | — |
| 1981 | 47 | — | #2,178 | — |
| 1980 | 54 | — | #1,969 | — |
| 1979 | 46 | — | #2,170 | — |
| 1978 | 41 | — | #2,259 | — |
| 1977 | 40 | — | #2,287 | — |
| 1976 | 32 | — | #2,519 | — |
| 1975 | 42 | — | #2,084 | — |
| 1974 | 41 | — | #2,047 | — |
| 1973 | 39 | — | #2,080 | — |
| 1972 | 40 | — | #2,011 | — |
| 1971 | 41 | — | #2,049 | — |
| 1970 | 38 | — | #2,143 | — |
| 1969 | 44 | — | #1,887 | — |
| 1968 | 45 | — | #1,766 | — |
| 1967 | 63 | — | #1,390 | — |
| 1966 | 65 | — | #1,360 | — |
| 1965 | 82 | — | #1,193 | — |
| 1964 | 82 | — | #1,223 | — |
| 1963 | 103 | — | #1,060 | — |
| 1962 | 110 | — | #1,028 | — |
| 1961 | 111 | — | #1,042 | — |
| 1960 | 100 | — | #1,078 | — |
| 1959 | 126 | — | #933 | — |
| 1958 | 96 | — | #1,072 | — |
| 1957 | 111 | — | #986 | — |
| 1956 | 127 | — | #887 | — |
| 1955 | 128 | — | #861 | — |
| 1954 | 123 | — | #856 | — |
| 1953 | 144 | — | #765 | — |
| 1952 | 146 | — | #734 | — |
| 1951 | 149 | — | #717 | — |
| 1950 | 186 | — | #618 | — |
| 1949 | 217 | — | #569 | — |
| 1948 | 231 | — | #544 | — |
| 1947 | 217 | — | #581 | — |
| 1946 | 186 | — | #586 | — |
| 1945 | 157 | — | #584 | — |
| 1944 | 138 | — | #624 | — |
| 1943 | 219 | — | #503 | — |
| 1942 | 285 | — | #428 | — |
| 1941 | 208 | — | #486 | — |
| 1940 | 194 | — | #497 | — |
| 1939 | 192 | — | #485 | — |
| 1938 | 166 | — | #526 | — |
| 1937 | 150 | — | #546 | — |
| 1936 | 116 | — | #613 | — |
| 1935 | 102 | — | #652 | — |
| 1934 | 101 | — | #668 | — |
| 1933 | 122 | — | #582 | — |
| 1932 | 114 | — | #628 | — |
| 1931 | 132 | — | #575 | — |
| 1930 | 135 | — | #592 | — |
| 1929 | 172 | — | #518 | — |
| 1928 | 172 | — | #533 | — |
| 1927 | 202 | — | #491 | — |
| 1926 | 222 | — | #462 | — |
| 1925 | 223 | — | #461 | — |
| 1924 | 224 | — | #465 | — |
| 1923 | 202 | — | #487 | — |
| 1922 | 237 | — | #438 | — |
| 1921 | 242 | — | #443 | — |
| 1920 | 225 | — | #449 | — |
| 1919 | 166 | — | #531 | — |
| 1918 | 180 | — | #511 | — |
| 1917 | 160 | — | #528 | — |
| 1916 | 157 | — | #528 | — |
| 1915 | 177 | — | #464 | — |
| 1914 | 157 | — | #433 | — |
| 1913 | 118 | — | #460 | — |
| 1912 | 130 | — | #408 | — |
| 1911 | 76 | — | #475 | — |
| 1910 | 52 | — | #575 | — |
| 1909 | 66 | — | #464 | — |
| 1908 | 51 | — | #509 | — |
| 1907 | 41 | — | #577 | — |
| 1906 | 57 | — | #456 | — |
| 1905 | 41 | — | #541 | — |
| 1904 | 51 | — | #458 | — |
| 1903 | 52 | — | #445 | — |
| 1902 | 44 | — | #471 | — |
| 1901 | 45 | — | #445 | — |
| 1900 | 58 | — | #438 | — |
| 1899 | 51 | — | #410 | — |
| 1898 | 47 | — | #446 | — |
| 1897 | 43 | — | #452 | — |
| 1896 | 48 | — | #419 | — |
| 1895 | 52 | — | #391 | — |
| 1894 | 48 | — | #405 | — |
| 1893 | 35 | — | #451 | — |
| 1892 | 39 | — | #433 | — |
| 1891 | 38 | — | #402 | — |
| 1890 | 32 | — | #464 | — |
| 1889 | 14 | — | #705 | — |
| 1888 | 25 | — | #507 | — |
| 1887 | 21 | — | #495 | — |
| 1886 | 11 | — | #718 | — |
| 1885 | 8 | — | #827 | — |
| 1884 | 14 | — | #574 | — |
| 1883 | 6 | — | #879 | — |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #905 | — |