Given name & surname
Madelaine
“woman from Magdala”
Madelaine is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Madelaine is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Madelaine is a variant of Madeline. An origin associated with Madeline is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1901. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madelaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,398
- 0 boys · 3,398 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 119 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #5,337 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,337 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 119 in 1998. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,204 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.
Madelaine’s family of names
Madelaine has a related form in Madeline. In English usage, Madelaine has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Magdalena. In English usage, Madelaine has a related form in Madeleine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Madelaine has relatives in 5 languages.
3 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- MagdalenaPolish, German
- Marleneequivalent
- Malenaequivalent
- Maddalenaequivalent
- Magdaequivalent
- Madelonequivalent
- Marlèneequivalent
- Maddýequivalent
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See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Madelaine
- Madelaine PetschAmerican actress and YouTuberborn 1994
- Madelaine EdlundSwedish association football playerborn 1985
- Maddie LeechBritish cyclistborn 2003
- West DuchovnyAmerican actressborn 1999
- Madelaine BöhmeGerman palaeontologistborn 1967
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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