Madeleine

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Madeleine or Madeline has biblical origins.

From Wikipedia

Madeleine first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 228 babies (rank #137 that year). In 2024 it was given to 168 girls (rank #162). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Madeleine

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Madeleine yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,984

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

228

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Madeleine

Madeleine Albrightautobiographer · b. 1937
Madeleine de Scudéryliterary scholar · b. 1607
Madeleine Stowefilm actor · b. 1958
Madeleine L'Englescience fiction writer · b. 1918
Madeleine Carrollfilm actor · b. 1906

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Madeleine in 2024

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	102	#290
1992	105	#280
1993	124	#236
1994	132	#212
1995	162	#201
1996	173	#184
1997	199	#161
1998	191	#161
1999	168	#177
2000	165	#176
2001	189	#151
2002	171	#158
2003	164	#174
2004	165	#164
2005	143	#201
2006	168	#182
2007	212	#142
2008	226	#131
2009	201	#156
2010	215	#143
2011	170	#188
2012	210	#147
2013	225	#135
2014	228	#137
2015	183	#166
2016	189	#157
2017	167	#177
2018	170	#169
2019	199	#140
2020	159	#173
2021	186	#152
2022	193	#136
2023	162	#158
2024	168	#162