Madeline: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced MAD-lin · 2 syllables

Madeline means “woman from Magdala”, from Hebrew and French.

Anglicized from French Madeleine, from Ancient Greek (Magdalene). Doublet of Madeleine and Magdalene.

How popular is Madeline?

Madeline was the #81 name in the US in 2025, given to 3,086 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1990.

Babies named Madeline in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1990).

Half of US adults named Madeline are older than 28; most are between 19 and 78. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

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Madeline means “woman from Magdala”. It comes from Hebrew and French.

Madeline is pronounced MAD-lin.

Madeline was the #81 name in the US in 2025, given to 3,086 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1990.

Half of US adults named Madeline are older than 28. Most are between 19 and 78.