Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Madaline isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madaline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,990
- 0 boys · 4,990 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 114 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,036 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,036 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 114 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,708 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Madaline’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Madaline, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Magdalen
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Marguerite
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>99% girls
Margarette
“resembling a pearl” · “the child of light”
>99% girls
Madelene
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
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“one who is mighty in battle”
>99% girls
Aline
“one who pays homage to Ireland”
>99% girls