Given name & surname
Madelon
“woman from Magdala”
Madelon is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Madelon is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Madelon is a variant of Madeline. An origin associated with Madeline is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Madelon is a diminutive of Madeleine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madelon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,787
- 0 boys · 1,787 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 53 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 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 53 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 898 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.
Madelon’s family of names
In French usage, Madelon is a diminutive of Madeleine. Madelon has a related form in Madeline. Madelon is an affectionate form of Madeleine.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Madelon
- Madelon Szekely-LulofsDutch writer (1899–1958)
- Madelon Baansswimmerborn 1977
- Madelon VriesendorpDutch painter (born 1945)
- Madelon HooykaasDutch photographer (born 1942)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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