How Many People Are Named Madge?
An estimated 1,323 people in the United States have the first name Madge. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Madge peaked in popularity in 1920 with 464 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Madge 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 Madge paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Madge is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
1,323
About 1 in 259,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1920
464 births
Total Registered
13,430
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Madge
Madge is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,430 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Madge as a female name
Ranked #17,836 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1920 (464 births)
Madge: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Madge span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 3,448 babies were registered. Madge has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Madge by Decade
How has Madge 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.
Madge by State
Birth registrations for Madge span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee. The lowest are in Maryland, Arizona, North Dakota. On average, about 205 Madges were registered per state.
Madge + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Madge as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Madge
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Madge: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Madge?
We estimate approximately 1,323 people named Madge 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 259,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Madge a common name?
Madge is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,430 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Madge most popular?
Madge reached peak popularity in 1920, when 464 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Madge is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Madge a female name?
Madge is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Madge Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Madge Smith, Madge Johnson, Madge 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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