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Madeleine Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Madeleine?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Madeleine, ranked the 376th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Madeleine has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #217 was reached in 1998 with 1,424 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Madeleine was less than 5, most recently in 1882.

Approximately during the years 1885-1894, 1897-1900, 1907-1915, 1917-1920, 1936-1942, and 1976-1998, the name Madeleine took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1948-1951, 1955-1958, 1961-1968, and 2013-2017.

Sometimes the name Madeleine has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Madeleine has been moving downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Madeleine for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Madeleine?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Madeleine is chosen by a number of parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Madelein. (Girl)Madelein. (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 828 376 < 5 --
2017 847 366 < 5 --
2016 955 349 < 5 --
2015 1,066 302 < 5 --
2014 1,149 283 5 13,277
2013 1,143 277 < 5 --
2012 1,091 291 < 5 --
2011 980 321 < 5 --
2010 993 321 < 5 --
2009 1,000 329 < 5 --
2008 1,252 272 < 5 --
2007 1,162 292 < 5 --
2006 980 337 < 5 --
2005 968 330 < 5 --
2004 959 332 < 5 --
2003 963 324 < 5 --
2002 1,069 292 < 5 --
2001 1,118 281 < 5 --
2000 1,153 279 < 5 --
1999 1,141 274 < 5 --
1998 1,424 217 < 5 --
1997 1,301 231 < 5 --
1996 1,086 262 < 5 --
1995 987 281 < 5 --
1994 923 294 < 5 --
1993 661 385 < 5 --
1992 527 469 < 5 --
1991 473 501 < 5 --
1990 402 577 < 5 --
1989 278 716 10 5,037
1988 241 783 < 5 --
1987 217 809 < 5 --
1986 165 955 < 5 --
1985 96 1,364 < 5 --
1984 74 1,544 < 5 --
1983 69 1,620 < 5 --
1982 45 2,237 < 5 --
1981 47 2,178 < 5 --
1980 54 1,970 < 5 --
1979 46 2,170 < 5 --
1978 41 2,258 < 5 --
1977 40 2,285 < 5 --
1976 32 2,518 < 5 --
1975 42 2,082 < 5 --
1974 41 2,047 < 5 --
1973 39 2,077 < 5 --
1972 40 2,012 < 5 --
1971 41 2,049 < 5 --
1970 38 2,143 < 5 --
1969 44 1,888 < 5 --
1968 45 1,767 < 5 --
1967 63 1,391 < 5 --
1966 65 1,360 < 5 --
1965 82 1,193 < 5 --
1964 82 1,223 < 5 --
1963 103 1,060 < 5 --
1962 110 1,028 < 5 --
1961 111 1,041 < 5 --
1960 100 1,077 < 5 --
1959 126 933 < 5 --
1958 96 1,071 < 5 --
1957 111 986 < 5 --
1956 127 887 < 5 --
1955 128 861 < 5 --
1954 123 857 < 5 --
1953 144 765 < 5 --
1952 146 734 < 5 --
1951 149 718 < 5 --
1950 186 618 < 5 --
1949 217 570 < 5 --
1948 231 544 < 5 --
1947 217 581 < 5 --
1946 186 586 < 5 --
1945 157 584 < 5 --
1944 138 624 < 5 --
1943 219 503 < 5 --
1942 285 428 < 5 --
1941 208 486 < 5 --
1940 194 497 < 5 --
1939 192 485 < 5 --
1938 166 526 < 5 --
1937 150 546 < 5 --
1936 116 613 < 5 --
1935 102 652 < 5 --
1934 101 668 < 5 --
1933 122 582 < 5 --
1932 114 627 < 5 --
1931 132 575 < 5 --
1930 135 592 < 5 --
1929 172 518 < 5 --
1928 172 533 < 5 --
1927 202 491 < 5 --
1926 222 462 < 5 --
1925 223 461 < 5 --
1924 225 463 < 5 --
1923 201 488 < 5 --
1922 237 438 < 5 --
1921 242 443 < 5 --
1920 225 449 < 5 --
1919 166 531 < 5 --
1918 180 511 < 5 --
1917 160 528 < 5 --
1916 157 528 < 5 --
1915 177 464 < 5 --
1914 157 433 < 5 --
1913 118 460 < 5 --
1912 130 408 < 5 --
1911 76 475 < 5 --
1910 52 575 < 5 --
1909 66 464 < 5 --
1908 51 509 < 5 --
1907 41 577 < 5 --
1906 57 456 < 5 --
1905 41 541 < 5 --
1904 51 458 < 5 --
1903 52 445 < 5 --
1902 44 471 < 5 --
1901 45 445 < 5 --
1900 58 438 < 5 --
1899 51 410 < 5 --
1898 47 446 < 5 --
1897 43 452 < 5 --
1896 48 419 < 5 --
1895 52 391 < 5 --
1894 48 405 < 5 --
1893 35 451 < 5 --
1892 39 433 < 5 --
1891 38 402 < 5 --
1890 32 464 < 5 --
1889 14 705 < 5 --
1888 25 507 < 5 --
1887 21 495 < 5 --
1886 11 718 < 5 --
1885 8 827 < 5 --
1884 14 574 < 5 --
1883 6 879 < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 5 905 < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.