Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Madoka isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madoka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 0 boys · 20 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 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 7 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 290 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.
Madoka’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Madoka is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 円. In Japanese usage, Madoka is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 円華. In Japanese usage, Madoka is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 円香.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Madoka
- Madoka NatsumiJapanese cross-country skierborn 1978
- Madoka AsahinaJapanese voice actressborn 1993
- Madoka YonezawaJapanese voice actressborn 1982
- Madoka OzawaJapanese AV idol and V-Cinema actressborn 1978
- Madoka SasakiJapanese Malacologist1883–1927
- Madoka KimuraJapanese voice actressborn 1980
- Madoka KitaoJapanese shogi playerborn 1980
- Madoka Haradalugerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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