How Many People Are Named Madeleine?
An estimated 37,156 people in the United States have the first name Madeleine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Madeleine peaked in popularity in 1998 with 1,424 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Madeleine 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 Madeleine paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
37,156
About 1 in 9,225 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1998
1,424 births
Total Registered
45,054
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Madeleine
Madeleine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 45,054 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Madeleine as a male name
Ranked #13,299 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1989 (10 births)
Madeleine as a female name
Ranked #437 in 2024
707 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (1,424 births)
Madeleine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Madeleine span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 10,625 babies were registered. While Madeleine is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Madeleine by Decade
How has Madeleine 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 104 | 0 | 104 | |
| 1890s | 433 | 0 | 433 | |
| 1900s | 506 | 0 | 506 | |
| 1910s | 1,373 | 0 | 1,373 | |
| 1920s | 2,121 | 0 | 2,121 | |
| 1930s | 1,330 | 0 | 1,330 | |
| 1940s | 2,052 | 0 | 2,052 | |
| 1950s | 1,336 | 0 | 1,336 | |
| 1960s | 805 | 0 | 805 | |
| 1970s | 400 | 0 | 400 | |
| 1980s | 1,295 | 10 | 1,285 | |
| 1990s | 8,926 | 0 | 8,926 | |
| 2000s | 10,625 | 0 | 10,625 | |
| 2010s | 9,929 | 5 | 9,924 | |
| 2020s | 3,819 | 0 | 3,819 | |
Madeleine by State
Birth registrations for Madeleine span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Alaska, Montana, Delaware. On average, about 826 Madeleines were registered per state.
Madeleine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Madeleine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Madeleine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Madeleine?
We estimate approximately 37,156 people named Madeleine 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 9,225 Americans share this first name.
Is Madeleine a common name?
Madeleine is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45,054 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Madeleine most popular?
Madeleine reached peak popularity in 1998, when 1,424 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Madeleine is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Madeleine a female name?
Madeleine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Madeleine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Madeleine Smith, Madeleine Johnson, Madeleine 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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