Boy or Girl

Is Madelene a boy or girl name?

Madelene was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,704 US babies named Madelene were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#12,897
Babies named Madelene since 1893
2,704
Most popular year
1921
57 babies
Babies named Madelene each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Madelene from 1893 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Madelene, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1890s052100%
1900s092100%
1910s0365100%
1920s0412100%
1930s0245100%
1940s0231100%
1950s0259100%
1960s0222100%
1970s0158100%
1980s067100%
1990s0245100%
2000s0210100%
2010s0106100%
2020s040100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–7#12,897
20230–7#12,929
20220–11#9,404
20210–8#11,758
20200–7#12,951
20190–10#10,188
20180–6#14,949
20170–5#17,436
20160–7#13,786
20150–9#11,489
20140–12#9,321
20130–13#8,865
20120–10#10,946
20110–16#7,658
20100–18#7,097
20090–19#6,971
20080–18#7,268
20070–24#5,829
20060–17#7,362
20050–22#5,709
20040–18#6,663
20030–23#5,341
20020–20#5,812
20010–23#5,110
20000–26#4,612
19990–36#3,474
19980–29#3,987
19970–22#4,756
19960–30#3,686
19950–36#3,195
19940–23#4,457
19930–17#5,586
19920–15#6,187
19910–16#5,836
19900–21#4,615
19890–10#7,804
19880–10#7,466
19870–11#6,584
19860–7#9,135
19850–0–
19840–7#8,717
19830–6#9,721
19820–5#11,523
19810–0–
19800–11#6,156
19790–10#6,486
19780–14#4,823
19770–10#6,149
19760–10#5,846
19750–17#3,872
19740–19#3,504
19730–24#2,882
19720–12#4,678
19710–21#3,220
19700–21#3,167
19690–19#3,158
19680–18#3,123
19670–29#2,248
19660–26#2,388
19650–20#2,796
19640–21#2,787
19630–30#2,194
19620–15#3,372
19610–26#2,391
19600–18#2,951
19590–39#1,779
19580–39#1,755
19570–32#1,945
19560–22#2,428
19550–22#2,379
19540–25#2,162
19530–21#2,340
19520–16#2,739
19510–20#2,290
19500–23#2,032
19490–30#1,756
19480–31#1,697
19470–31#1,743
19460–19#2,198
19450–15#2,299
19440–13#2,581
19430–24#1,777
19420–23#1,786
19410–23#1,678
19400–22#1,720
19390–32#1,320
19380–26#1,494
19370–24#1,563
19360–18#1,844
19350–25#1,497
19340–19#1,813
19330–23#1,581
19320–27#1,474
19310–26#1,483
19300–25#1,590
19290–19#1,926
19280–30#1,449
19270–29#1,543
19260–38#1,272
19250–40#1,241
19240–52#1,093
19230–53#1,045
19220–42#1,198
19210–57#996
19200–52#1,036
19190–46#1,085
19180–55#973
19170–44#1,073
19160–49#988
19150–44#1,007
19140–42#913
19130–30#994
19120–18#1,277
19110–18#1,059
19100–19#1,019
19090–12#1,259
19080–10#1,400
19070–11#1,255
19060–11#1,204
19050–7#1,635
19040–13#1,031
19030–7#1,519
19020–9#1,284
19010–0–
19000–12#1,145
18990–10#1,069
18980–10#1,155
18970–5#1,700
18960–6#1,510
18950–6#1,523
18940–10#1,038
18930–5#1,562

Highest rank

Madelene has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #913 in 1914. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Madelene

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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.