Madeline

“Tower; elevated, great” — Aramaic via Greek and French origin

Girl's name · #81 in the US (2025) · Trending

Madeline is climbing: on the charts since 1880, it is ranked #81 in 2025 — its best so far was #50, back in 1998. Roughly 207,000 have carried it all-time. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Mattie is a short form of Madeline.

Around the world: about 1 in 490 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 710 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Madelines

Madeline Kahn — American actress, singer (1942-1999)
Madeline Carroll — American actress (born 1996)
Madeline Zima — American actress, writer, and director (born 1985)
Madeline Miller — American writer (born 1978)
Madeline Brewer — American actress

In stories & tradition

Madeline Joyce — Marvel Mystery Comics
Madeline — Celeste
Madeline Bassett — Jeeves

What Madelines become

Among 265 notable people named Madeline:

Entertainers appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Madeline Kahn, American actress, singer (1942-1999).

Similar names: Madelyn · Iris · Marceline · Adeline · Melody · Caroline

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