Madeline

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Origin and meaning of Madeline

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Girls - 99% (28,385 births)

Boys - 1% (33 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: English variant of the Hebrew name Magdalene
Meaning:: From Magdala
More info:: Madeline is the English variant of the Hebrew name Magadalene meaning "from Magdala". Magdala was a sea village in Galilee and means "tower".

Madeline is the name the heroine of Ludwig Bemelmans children's series "Madeline" which follow a young girl in Paris.

Pronunciation:: › mad eh LINE
› mad eh LEEN

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Popularity:: Ranks 96th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby girl names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Madeline (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Madeline was chosen 168,278 times as a name, 168,044 times for girls and 234 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	216	96	-	3,137	-
2011	200	85	13,467	3,403	5
2010	186	77	10,255	3,574	7
2009	163	64	-	4,290	-
2008	154	56	8,731	4,810	9
2007	157	61	13,600	4,697	5
2006	171	71	10,220	4,474	7
2005	168	70	8,050	4,526	9
2004	160	63	4,906	4,763	17
2003	150	61	5,438	4,974	14
2002	137	56	10,164	5,113	6
2001	136	56	11,643	5,220	5
2000	137	56	7,181	5,369	9
1999	155	70	10,949	4,570	5
1998	117	50	-	5,867	-
1997	128	59	-	5,312	-
1996	150	67	7,648	4,911	7
1995	166	79	5,365	4,429	11
1994	198	92	-	3,515	-
1993	256	127	8,272	2,608	6
1992	283	138	-	2,270	-
1991	313	151	-	1,981	-
1990	409	198	6,186	1,490	8
1989	462	235	3,544	1,169	16
1988	533	274	6,180	916	7
1987	546	280	-	876	-
1986	552	289	-	852	-
1985	953	524	-	382	-
1984	1,105	623	-	284	-
1983	1,141	651	-	265	-
1982	1,187	677	-	260	-
1981	1,187	676	-	257	-
1980	1,267	720	-	233	-
1979	1,265	717	-	233	-
1978	1,245	703	-	225	-
1977	1,183	659	-	244	-
1976	1,111	617	-	254	-
1975	1,078	601	-	268	-
1974	1,087	604	-	262	-
1973	977	539	-	311	-
1972	1,050	591	-	271	-
1971	1,006	563	-	316	-
1970	958	536	-	354	-
1969	922	519	-	358	-
1968	902	512	-	360	-
1967	830	470	-	406	-
1966	814	458	-	424	-
1965	776	438	-	465	-
1964	755	428	4,396	525	5
1963	760	429	-	512	-
1962	713	398	-	581	-
1961	724	408	-	569	-
1960	711	399	-	572	-
1959	686	385	4,349	607	5
1958	679	376	-	587	-
1957	733	408	-	516	-
1956	680	371	-	564	-
1955	634	350	3,747	604	6
1954	648	357	-	586	-
1953	605	331	-	634	-
1952	579	315	-	658	-
1951	524	287	-	749	-
1950	515	281	-	759	-
1949	463	253	-	899	-
1948	453	244	-	940	-
1947	446	243	-	970	-
1946	425	235	-	926	-
1945	427	237	-	781	-
1944	394	218	3,733	907	5
1943	358	194	-	1,106	-
1942	330	177	2,638	1,253	9
1941	365	201	3,817	942	5
1940	371	200	3,765	872	5
1939	367	199	-	888	-
1938	380	207	-	846	-
1937	402	220	-	754	-
1936	405	224	-	728	-
1935	421	235	-	714	-
1934	393	221	-	793	-
1933	375	209	3,962	821	5
1932	366	202	-	900	-
1931	357	199	-	924	-
1930	319	173	2,923	1,143	9
1929	315	173	3,434	1,181	7
1928	304	167	-	1,250	-
1927	293	163	3,336	1,374	8
1926	292	163	-	1,397	-
1925	278	158	3,613	1,507	7
1924	256	150	-	1,745	-
1923	245	143	-	1,756	-
1922	246	143	-	1,730	-
1921	237	139	4,731	1,836	5
1920	234	138	-	1,779	-
1919	239	139	-	1,659	-
1918	235	135	-	1,746	-
1917	224	127	-	1,727	-
1916	226	131	-	1,644	-
1915	215	121	-	1,670	-
1914	202	116	-	1,379	-
1913	206	117	-	1,083	-
1912	209	124	-	942	-
1911	205	133	-	628	-
1910	213	145	-	559	-
1909	222	153	-	466	-
1908	219	147	-	456	-
1907	215	147	-	449	-
1906	207	141	-	418	-
1905	208	145	-	411	-
1904	207	143	-	393	-
1903	194	137	-	400	-
1902	216	150	-	355	-
1901	208	147	-	341	-
1900	219	149	-	389	-
1899	209	148	-	316	-
1898	213	149	-	337	-
1897	226	157	-	290	-
1896	234	159	-	279	-
1895	256	174	-	237	-
1894	274	182	-	214	-
1893	281	184	-	190	-
1892	312	201	-	158	-
1891	329	213	-	125	-
1890	402	256	-	96	-
1889	406	250	-	88	-
1888	445	259	-	80	-
1887	508	294	-	53	-
1886	566	314	-	45	-
1885	576	319	-	41	-
1884	511	274	-	51	-
1883	612	321	-	31	-
1882	647	333	-	29	-
1881	920	461	-	14	-
1880	711	347	-	22	-

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	611	325	-
1890-99	281	186	-
1900-09	210	145	-
1910-19	215	128	-
1920-29	265	152	3893
1930-39	380	210	3443
1940-49	397	217	3488
1950-59	622	342	3747
1960-64	727	409	-
1965-69	831	470	-
1970-74	998	557	-
1975-79	1154	645	-
1980-84	1196	681	-
1985-89	646	342	6180
1990-94	315	154	7229
1995-99	140	64	6507
2000	137	56	7181
2001	136	56	11643
2002	137	56	10164
2003	150	61	5438
2004	160	63	4906
2005	168	70	8050
2006	171	71	10220
2007	157	61	13600
2008	154	56	8731
2009	163	64	-
2010	186	77	10255
2011	200	85	13467
2012	216	96	-

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Meaning of Madeline: Madeline is the English variant of the Hebrew name Magadalene meaning "from Magdala"

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