How Many People Are Named Madaline?
An estimated 2,471 people in the United States have the first name Madaline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Madaline peaked in popularity in 1918 with 114 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Madaline as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Madaline paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,471
About 1 in 138,711 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1918
114 births
Total Registered
4,970
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Madaline
Madaline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,970 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Madaline as a female name
Ranked #4,518 in 2024
31 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (114 births)
Madaline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Madaline span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 794 babies were registered. Madaline has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Madaline by Decade
How has Madaline tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Madaline by State
Birth registrations for Madaline span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Minnesota, Kansas. On average, about 58 Madalines were registered per state.
Madaline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Madaline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Madaline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Madaline?
We estimate approximately 2,471 people named Madaline are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 138,711 Americans share this first name.
Is Madaline a common name?
Madaline is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,970 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Madaline most popular?
Madaline reached peak popularity in 1918, when 114 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Madaline is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Madaline a female name?
Madaline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Madaline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Madaline Smith, Madaline Johnson, Madaline Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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