Madeline is a girl name family recorded 782,148 times in 27 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Portugal (#16 in 2023). Its all-time peak was in France in 1919, at 1,599.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Madeleine (France, England & Wales, New South Wales), Magdalena (Poland, Argentina, Austria).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Madeline
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeleine | French | 306,930 | 🇫🇷 France | #107 | 1919 | ▲ 126 % |
| Madeleine | French | 45,737 | 🇺🇸 United States | #454 | 1998 | ▼ 29 % |
| Madeleine | French | 13,024 | 🏴 England & Wales | #259 | 2005 | ▼ 30 % |
| Madeleine | French | 3,992 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #339 | 2014 | ▼ 70 % |
| Madeleine | French | 3,257 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1995 | – |
| Madeleine | French | 1,464 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #270 | 1994 | ▼ 11 % |
| Madeline | English | 207,630 | 🇺🇸 United States | #81 | 1998 | ▲ 3 % |
| Madeline | English | 6,498 | 🏴 England & Wales | #304 | 2003 | ▲ 47 % |
| Madeline | English | 6,200 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #131 | 2000 | ▼ 4 % |
| Madeline | English | 4,105 | 🇫🇷 France | #624 | 1990 | ▲ 17 % |
| Madeline | English | 2,626 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1997 | – |
| Madeline | English | 1,391 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #132 | 2000 | ▼ 5 % |
| Magdalena | Catalan | 62,129 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #64 | 2000 | ▼ 67 % |
| Magdalena | Catalan | 33,471 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #602 | 1922 | ▼ 45 % |
| Magdalena | Catalan | 19,783 | 🇺🇸 United States | #849 | 1893 | ▲ 51 % |
| Magdalena | Catalan | 15,172 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #26 | 1998 | ▼ 20 % |
| Magdalena | Catalan | 4,696 | 🇨🇱 Chile | – | 2008 | – |
| Magdalena | Catalan | 2,495 | 🇫🇷 France | #1530 | 1980 | ▶ 1 % |
| Magdalene | English | 9,994 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1341 | 1904 | ▲ 59 % |
| Magdalene | English | 97 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3333 | 2014 | ▲ 22 % |
| Magdalene | English | 25 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1989 | – |
| Magdalene | English | 20 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1994 | – |
| Magdalene | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1992 | – |
| Madalena | Portuguese | 4,201 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | #16 | 2022 | – |
| Madalena | Portuguese | 827 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6546 | 1911 | ▼ 14 % |
| Madalena | Portuguese | 245 | 🇫🇷 France | #2566 | 2025 | new |
| Madalena | Portuguese | 106 | 🏴 England & Wales | #4201 | 2024 | ▼ 53 % |
| Madalena | Portuguese | 30 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #1013 | 2017 | – |
| Madalena | Portuguese | 25 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1961 | – |
| Madelyne | English | 3,502 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2256 | 2000 | ▲ 48 % |
| Madelyne | English | 300 | 🇫🇷 France | #2813 | 1990 | ▲ 26 % |
| Madelyne | English | 22 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2007 | – |
| Madelyne | English | 16 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #747 | 2022 | – |
| Madelyne | English | 12 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1998 | – |
| Madelynne | English | 1,805 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5410 | 2008 | ▼ 47 % |
| Madelynne | English | 19 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2006 | – |
| Maddalena | Italian | 881 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4460 | 2015 | ▶ 1 % |
| Maddalena | Italian | 220 | 🇫🇷 France | #2141 | 2025 | ▲ 279 % |
| Maddalena | Italian | 94 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1410 | 1967 | new |
| Maddalena | Italian | 48 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2014 | – |
| Maddalena | Italian | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1949 | – |
| Maddalena | Italian | 5 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2024 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Madeleine ↔ Magdalena — checked by hand
- Madeleine ↔ Maddalena — checked by hand
- Madeleine ↔ Madalena — checked by hand
- Madeleine ↔ Madeline — checked by hand
- Madeleine ↔ Magdalene — checked by hand
- Madeline ↔ Madelyne — spelling variant
- Madeline ↔ Madelynne — spelling variant
Questions about Madeline
How popular is the name Madeline?
In 2023 it ranked #16 in Portugal. Official registers record 782,148 births across 27 countries.
What is Madeline in other languages?
Madeleine (French); Magdalena (Catalan); Magdalene (English); Madalena (Portuguese); Madelyne (English); Madelynne (English); Maddalena (Italian).
When was Madeline most popular?
It peaked in France in 1919, at 1,599.4 births per 100,000.
Is Madeline a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Madeline is a girl name.