Given name
Madelene
“woman from Magdala”
Madelene is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Madelene is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Madelene 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 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madelene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,704
- 0 boys · 2,704 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 57 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,580 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.
Madelene’s family of names
Madelene has a related form in Madeline. In Danish usage, Madelene has a conventional equivalent in the German form Magdalena. In Swedish usage, Madelene has a related form in Madeleine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Madelene has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Madelene
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