Boy or Girl

Is Madelaine a boy or girl name?

Madelaine is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 0 boys were named Madelaine, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,373 US babies named Madelaine were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#5,222
Babies named Madelaine since 1901
3,373
Most popular year
1998
119 babies
Babies named Madelaine each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Madelaine from 1901 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Madelaine, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1900s021100%
1910s088100%
1920s0163100%
1930s056100%
1940s0304100%
1950s0179100%
1960s084100%
1970s0109100%
1980s0213100%
1990s0940100%
2000s0734100%
2010s0335100%
2020s0147100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–25#5,222
20230–24#5,324
20220–34#4,260
20210–34#4,207
20200–30#4,506
20190–29#4,728
20180–21#5,930
20170–21#5,955
20160–23#5,728
20150–22#5,949
20140–30#4,721
20130–35#4,216
20120–42#3,763
20110–52#3,208
20100–60#2,888
20090–41#3,843
20080–73#2,570
20070–69#2,668
20060–53#3,160
20050–59#2,810
20040–71#2,415
20030–82#2,137
20020–91#1,946
20010–97#1,825
20000–98#1,787
19990–87#1,841
19980–119#1,440
19970–108#1,510
19960–113#1,460
19950–109#1,471
19940–109#1,463
19930–80#1,824
19920–69#1,999
19910–81#1,772
19900–65#2,062
19890–46#2,504
19880–39#2,728
19870–26#3,485
19860–25#3,507
19850–15#4,989
19840–14#5,104
19830–12#5,664
19820–14#5,096
19810–9#7,130
19800–13#5,421
19790–8#7,720
19780–7#8,169
19770–8#7,276
19760–9#6,369
19750–13#4,748
19740–11#5,198
19730–6#8,005
19720–20#3,235
19710–18#3,594
19700–9#5,646
19690–14#3,891
19680–10#4,657
19670–6#6,486
19660–8#5,105
19650–0–
19640–6#6,470
19630–10#4,431
19620–11#4,165
19610–11#4,148
19600–8#5,012
19590–14#3,365
19580–14#3,318
19570–11#3,837
19560–15#3,130
19550–21#2,441
19540–21#2,413
19530–14#3,037
19520–20#2,377
19510–26#1,945
19500–23#2,031
19490–40#1,464
19480–33#1,635
19470–52#1,261
19460–24#1,898
19450–19#1,968
19440–26#1,645
19430–32#1,482
19420–57#1,043
19410–12#2,613
19400–9#3,116
19390–7#3,643
19380–10#2,853
19370–7#3,665
19360–0–
19350–0–
19340–7#3,668
19330–5#4,615
19320–0–
19310–11#2,688
19300–9#3,230
19290–11#2,851
19280–18#2,059
19270–16#2,308
19260–15#2,420
19250–20#1,983
19240–14#2,617
19230–20#2,000
19220–19#2,073
19210–13#2,723
19200–17#2,226
19190–14#2,454
19180–5#5,289
19170–14#2,386
19160–12#2,591
19150–13#2,331
19140–10#2,366
19130–8#2,460
19120–6#2,838
19110–6#2,363
19100–0–
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–5#2,257
19060–7#1,657
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–9#1,194

Highest rank

Madelaine has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,043 in 1942. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Madelaine

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.