NameTides

Madeline

Madeline was the #81 girls' name in the US in 2025 (3,086 babies), and #304 in England & Wales and #105 in Canada.

Madeline as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Madeline as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaNorthern IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesIreland
Madeline as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#81 (3,086)#304 (144)#284 (12)#290 (5)#544 (6)#105 (245)——
2024#86 (2,922)#305 (141)#333 (10)#337 (4)#441 (8)#126 (210)——
2023#95 (2,733)#306 (142)#630 (4)#302 (5)#555 (6)#99 (238)——
2022#102 (2,700)#369 (115)#324 (10)#418 (3)#317 (13)#113 (215)——
2021#95 (2,747)#398 (112)#363 (9)—#464 (8)#105 (256)——
2020#96 (2,800)#343 (131)#765 (3)—#495 (7)#142 (184)—#82 (73)
2019#98 (2,861)#443 (95)——#621 (5)#123 (217)#98 (72)#98 (67)
2018#100 (2,918)#382 (117)#583 (5)#434 (3)#734 (4)#147 (197)——
2017#99 (2,966)#370 (124)——#396 (10)#148 (201)—#96 (57)
2016#90 (3,280)#349 (137)#585 (5)—#316 (14)#122 (236)#86 (83)#83 (65)
2015#91 (3,339)#377 (120)—#426 (3)#581 (6)#119 (256)—#90 (54)
2014#89 (3,445)#380 (118)#477 (7)—#876 (3)#151 (207)#85 (78)#83 (61)
2013#90 (3,371)#373 (121)#387 (9)#327 (5)#894 (3)#130 (232)—#82 (65)
2012#96 (3,162)#332 (146)#580 (5)—#612 (6)#130 (235)—#75 (68)
2011#85 (3,429)#310 (158)#810 (3)—#695 (5)#119 (248)#99 (77)#91 (59)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1998 at #50.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 520 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 520common
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 610common

Next year

On its recent trend, Madeline is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 510 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 480 to 1 in 540.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Madeline by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #73MEWisconsin: #86WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: #33NHWashington: #82WAIdaho: #193IDMontana: #168MTNorth Dakota: #162NDMinnesota: #100MNIllinois: #68ILMichigan: #111MINew York: #84NYMassachusetts: #52MAOregon: #98ORNevada: #73NVWyoming: #45WYSouth Dakota: #117SDIowa: #159IAIndiana: #121INOhio: #93OHPennsylvania: #91PANew Jersey: #74NJConnecticut: #63CTRhode Island: #59RICalifornia: #80CAUtah: #162UTColorado: #88CONebraska: #95NEMissouri: #121MOKentucky: #83KYWest Virginia: #139WVVirginia: #50VAMaryland: #100MDDelaware: #98DEArizona: #57AZNew Mexico: #182NMKansas: #82KSArkansas: #119ARTennessee: #86TNNorth Carolina: #70NCSouth Carolina: #68SCDistrict of Columbia: #73DCOklahoma: #94OKLouisiana: #140LAMississippi: #143MSAlabama: #84ALGeorgia: #83GAHawaii: #92HITexas: #68TXFlorida: #133FL
Madeline (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#13183
Quebec2025#15336

Madeline (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MadelineCanadaGirls#105245
MadelineEngland & WalesGirls#304144
MadelineIrelandGirls#5446
MadelineNorthern IrelandGirls#2905
MadelineNSWGirls—too few
MadelineScotlandGirls#28412
MadelineUSGirls#813,086
MadelineUSBoys—too few
MadelineVICGirls—too few