In German usage, Madleen is a diminutive of Magdalene.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2025. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madleen through the years
Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
2025
5 babies
2025
5
#16,354 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Madleen in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2025–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,354 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Madleen’s family of names
In German usage, Madleen is a diminutive of Magdalene.