Is Madeleine a boy or girl name?
Madeleine is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 707 girls and 0 boys were named Madeleine, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 45,054 US babies named Madeleine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #437
- Babies named Madeleine since 1881
- 45,054
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 1,424 babies
Boys and girls named Madeleine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 433 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 506 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,373 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,121 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,330 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,052 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,336 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 805 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 400 | 100% |
| 1980s | 10 | 1,285 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 0 | 8,926 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 10,625 | 100% |
| 2010s | 5 | 9,924 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,819 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 707 | #437 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 689 | #444 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 820 | #382 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 819 | #382 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 784 | #398 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 864 | #369 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 832 | #378 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 848 | #366 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 956 | #350 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,067 | #303 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,299 | 1,149 | #284 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,144 | #277 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,091 | #292 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 980 | #321 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 993 | #321 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,000 | #329 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,252 | #272 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,162 | #292 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 980 | #337 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 968 | #330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 959 | #332 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 963 | #324 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,069 | #292 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,118 | #281 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,154 | #280 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,141 | #274 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,424 | #217 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,301 | #231 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,086 | #262 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 987 | #281 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 923 | #294 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 662 | #385 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 527 | #469 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 473 | #502 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 402 | #577 |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,040 | 278 | #716 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 241 | #783 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 217 | #809 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 165 | #956 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,369 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,545 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,619 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,238 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,178 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,969 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,170 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,259 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,287 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,518 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,084 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,047 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,080 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,011 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,049 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,143 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,887 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,766 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,390 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,360 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,193 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,223 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,060 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,028 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,042 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,078 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 126 | #933 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,072 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 111 | #986 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 127 | #887 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 128 | #861 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 123 | #856 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 144 | #765 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 146 | #734 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 149 | #717 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 186 | #618 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 217 | #569 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 231 | #544 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 217 | #581 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 186 | #586 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 157 | #584 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 138 | #624 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 219 | #503 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 285 | #428 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 208 | #486 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 194 | #497 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 192 | #485 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 166 | #526 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 150 | #546 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 116 | #613 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 102 | #652 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 101 | #668 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 122 | #582 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 114 | #628 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 132 | #575 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 135 | #592 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 172 | #518 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 172 | #533 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 202 | #491 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 222 | #462 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 223 | #461 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 224 | #465 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 202 | #487 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 237 | #438 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 242 | #443 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 225 | #449 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 166 | #531 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 180 | #511 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 160 | #528 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 157 | #528 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 177 | #464 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 157 | #433 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 118 | #460 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 130 | #408 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 76 | #475 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 52 | #575 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 66 | #464 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 51 | #509 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 41 | #577 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 57 | #456 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 41 | #541 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 51 | #458 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 52 | #445 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 44 | #471 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 45 | #445 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 58 | #438 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 51 | #410 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 47 | #446 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 43 | #452 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 48 | #419 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 52 | #391 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 48 | #405 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 35 | #451 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 39 | #433 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 38 | #402 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 32 | #464 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 14 | #705 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 25 | #507 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 21 | #495 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 11 | #718 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 8 | #827 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 14 | #574 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #879 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #905 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Madeleine reached #5,040 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #217 in 1998. 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 Madeleine
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.