How Many People Are Named Madelaine?
An estimated 2,760 people in the United States have the first name Madelaine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Madelaine peaked in popularity in 1998 with 119 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Madelaine 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 Madelaine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,760
About 1 in 124,186 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1998
119 births
Total Registered
3,373
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Madelaine
Madelaine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,373 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Madelaine as a female name
Ranked #5,222 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (119 births)
Madelaine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Madelaine span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 940 babies were registered. Madelaine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Madelaine by Decade
How has Madelaine 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.
Madelaine by State
Birth registrations for Madelaine span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oregon, Massachusetts. On average, about 46 Madelaines were registered per state.
Madelaine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Madelaine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Madelaine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Madelaine?
We estimate approximately 2,760 people named Madelaine 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 124,186 Americans share this first name.
Is Madelaine a common name?
Madelaine is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,373 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Madelaine most popular?
Madelaine reached peak popularity in 1998, when 119 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Madelaine is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Madelaine a female name?
Madelaine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Madelaine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Madelaine Smith, Madelaine Johnson, Madelaine 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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