Given name & surname
Madge
“my lady; refers to the Virgin Mary”
In English use, Madge is a diminutive of Madonna. One Italian interpretation is “my lady; refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Madge is a diminutive of Madonna. One Italian interpretation is “my lady; refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English use, Madge is used as an affectionate form of Margaret.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madge through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,430
- 0 boys · 13,430 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 464 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 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 464 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,508 as a first name in 2020; 330 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Madge’s family of names
In English usage, Madge is a diminutive of Margaret. In English usage, Madge has a related form in Maggie. Madge is an affectionate form of Margaret.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Madge
- Madge BellamyAmerican actress (1899–1990)
- Madge SinclairJamaican actress (1938–1995)
- Madge EvansAmerican actress (1909–1981)
- Madge SyersBritish figure skater (1881-1917)
- Madge KennedyAmerican actress (1891-1987)
- Madge AdamEnglish solar astronomer (1912-2001)
- Madge Blakeactress (1899-1969)
- Madge GillBritish artist (1882-1961)
- Madge RyanAustralian actress (1919-1994)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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