Fun Facts About the Name Madelein
- 203 babies named Madelein: U.S. records list 203 babies given the name Madelein from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Madelein Mean?
Madelein is a spelling variant of Madeleine, the French form of the name Magdalene, and it means "of Magdala." The name goes back to the Greek Magdalēnē, a byname for a woman from the town of Magdala, and that place name is usually traced to the Hebrew migdal, "tower." So the literal sense of the name is a woman of Magdala - a town whose own name meant tower - rather than "tower" in a personal sense. The reading of the name as a sign of strength or steadfastness is a later devotional interpretation built on the "tower" element, not the name's original meaning.
Madelein Name History & Origins
The name came into European use through Mary Magdalene, the follower of Jesus in the Gospels who is identified by her hometown of Magdala, a fishing town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee that Greek writers called Taricheae. Veneration of her spread the Latin form Magdalena through medieval Europe, and it developed into Madeleine in French and Magdalen in English, with Madeline and Madeleine as later English spellings.
Madelein belongs to that family of French-derived forms, differing from Madeleine only in the dropped final e, and it sits alongside spellings such as Madelyn and Madelaine. The older English descendant Maudlin, also from Magdalene, survives today mainly in the adjective meaning tearfully sentimental, which shows how far the name's sound shifted over the centuries.
How Popular is the Name Madelein?
Madelein has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1989. Its best rank was #3,627 in 1989.
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 | #9,236 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #14,630 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #17,169 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #17,435 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #15,658 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,793 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #14,068 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #16,133 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #16,019 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #10,209 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #10,507 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #11,316 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #12,033 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #15,675 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #14,700 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #11,624 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #8,347 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #13,447 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #14,878 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #12,713 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,524 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #14,817 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #12,451 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #12,290 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #3,627 | 28 | 0.0015% |
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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