Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Madelen is a form of Madeleine. Madeleine comes from French.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madelen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 55
- 0 boys · 55 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 252 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.
Madelen’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Madelen has a related form in Madeleine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Madelen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Madelen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Madalyn
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Madelynn
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Madilyn
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Madison
“daughter'of a mighty warrior” · “son of a mighty warrior”
1% boys · 99% girls
Madeline
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Allyson
“the son of a noble” · “noble”
>99% girls
Mackenzie
Mackenzie is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “daughter of a wise leader; a fiery woman; one who is fair” and “the son of a wise leader; a fiery man; one who is fair”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
3% boys · 97% girls
Makenna
“daughter of the handsome man” · “the son of Kenna; to ascend”
>99% girls