Fun Facts About the Name Madaline
- More than 4 thousand babies named Madaline: U.S. records list 4,990 babies given the name Madaline from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Madaline Mean?
Madaline is an English variant spelling of Madeline, whose established meaning is "woman from Magdala." The name comes by way of French Madeleine from Latin Magdalena, a feminine form of Greek Magdalēnē, the epithet applied to Mary Magdalene. That epithet means "of Magdala," a place on the Sea of Galilee; it identifies a person by hometown rather than describing a quality.
The place name Magdala is commonly connected with Aramaic migdal, "tower," but the exact sense of the ancient place name is not certain. The familiar explanation "tower of strength" is a later symbolic reading of the Magdalene name, not its literal etymology. Madaline has no separate meaning of its own; it carries the same derivation as Madeline.
Madaline Name History & Origins
The name belongs to a chain of forms that began with the Aramaic place name Magdala. Greek speakers called a woman from that place Magdalēnē; Latin adopted the form as Magdalena, and French developed Madeleine. In medieval and early modern England, forms such as Maudlin and Maudelen grew from the same root, while Madeline became the more familiar English form.
Madaline is an English spelling variant of Madeline, part of a group that also includes Madelyn and Madalyn. These spellings vary the vowel after d and the final syllable while keeping the same derivation. The name's religious association comes from Mary Magdalene, a follower of Jesus in the New Testament whose epithet supplied the name. Madaline is an English spelling variant rather than a separate traditional name with an independent history.
How Popular is the Name Madaline?
Madaline recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1918. Its best rank was #620 in 1906.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,036 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #4,518 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #4,941 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #5,569 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #5,182 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #6,224 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #3,972 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2018 | #4,627 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #3,744 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #3,170 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 2015 | #3,635 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2014 | #3,693 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2013 | #3,107 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2012 | #3,617 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2011 | #3,003 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2010 | #2,396 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 2009 | #2,236 | 88 | 0.0048% |
| 2008 | #2,308 | 85 | 0.0045% |
| 2007 | #2,558 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 2006 | #3,040 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2005 | #2,355 | 76 | 0.0041% |
| 2004 | #2,358 | 73 | 0.0040% |
| 2003 | #2,360 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 2002 | #2,242 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 2001 | #1,916 | 91 | 0.0051% |
| 2000 | #2,096 | 78 | 0.0043% |
| 1999 | #2,243 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 1998 | #2,039 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 1997 | #2,640 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 1996 | #1,890 | 77 | 0.0044% |
| 1995 | #2,541 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1994 | #4,071 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1993 | #3,944 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #4,167 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #4,592 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #6,006 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #6,015 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #5,486 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #4,073 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #5,630 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #10,084 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #7,740 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #9,938 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #7,129 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #11,404 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #5,405 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #10,571 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #5,071 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #4,272 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #5,197 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #5,062 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #6,305 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #4,051 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1970 | #4,652 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #4,608 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #4,132 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #3,423 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #3,857 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #4,100 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,012 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #3,272 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #3,371 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #3,713 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #2,279 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1959 | #2,491 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1958 | #2,717 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #2,252 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1956 | #3,001 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #2,440 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1954 | #2,272 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1953 | #1,604 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1952 | #2,631 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #1,594 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1950 | #1,516 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1949 | #1,429 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 1948 | #1,617 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1947 | #1,567 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1946 | #1,576 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1945 | #1,469 | 31 | 0.0024% |
| 1944 | #1,727 | 24 | 0.0018% |
| 1943 | #1,437 | 34 | 0.0024% |
| 1942 | #1,337 | 37 | 0.0027% |
| 1941 | #1,492 | 28 | 0.0023% |
| 1940 | #1,367 | 31 | 0.0027% |
| 1939 | #1,531 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1938 | #1,360 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1937 | #1,482 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1936 | #1,490 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1935 | #1,372 | 29 | 0.0028% |
| 1934 | #1,068 | 43 | 0.0041% |
| 1933 | #1,059 | 44 | 0.0044% |
| 1932 | #1,229 | 35 | 0.0033% |
| 1931 | #1,006 | 49 | 0.0046% |
| 1930 | #965 | 58 | 0.0052% |
| 1929 | #1,007 | 52 | 0.0047% |
| 1928 | #1,125 | 46 | 0.0040% |
| 1927 | #1,048 | 54 | 0.0045% |
| 1926 | #918 | 67 | 0.0057% |
| 1925 | #857 | 76 | 0.0062% |
| 1924 | #781 | 92 | 0.0074% |
| 1923 | #732 | 99 | 0.0082% |
| 1922 | #753 | 95 | 0.0079% |
| 1921 | #729 | 102 | 0.0083% |
| 1920 | #692 | 111 | 0.0093% |
| 1919 | #737 | 91 | 0.0081% |
| 1918 | #669 | 114 | 0.0098% |
| 1917 | #643 | 112 | 0.0104% |
| 1916 | #759 | 82 | 0.0079% |
| 1915 | #711 | 89 | 0.0090% |
| 1914 | #732 | 62 | 0.0081% |
| 1913 | #745 | 50 | 0.0080% |
| 1912 | #802 | 39 | 0.0070% |
| 1911 | #717 | 37 | 0.0088% |
| 1910 | #870 | 25 | 0.0063% |
| 1909 | #680 | 35 | 0.0101% |
| 1908 | #720 | 30 | 0.0090% |
| 1907 | #675 | 32 | 0.0100% |
| 1906 | #620 | 34 | 0.0115% |
| 1905 | #915 | 17 | 0.0058% |
| 1904 | #868 | 18 | 0.0065% |
| 1903 | #704 | 23 | 0.0088% |
| 1902 | #768 | 21 | 0.0080% |
| 1901 | #813 | 17 | 0.0071% |
| 1900 | #683 | 28 | 0.0093% |
| 1899 | #924 | 13 | 0.0056% |
| 1898 | #764 | 20 | 0.0077% |
| 1897 | #776 | 17 | 0.0073% |
| 1896 | #678 | 22 | 0.0092% |
| 1895 | #882 | 14 | 0.0060% |
| 1894 | #1,037 | 10 | 0.0045% |
| 1893 | #1,063 | 9 | 0.0042% |
| 1892 | #1,057 | 9 | 0.0042% |
| 1890 | #809 | 12 | 0.0063% |
| 1885 | #1,142 | 5 | 0.0038% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Madaline Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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