Madeleine

“from Magdala”

Girl’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Madeleine

Madeleine means “from Magdala” and is of Hebrew origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1919.
Over recent years, Madeleine has been rising (+6.7% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Madeleine every 7.4 schools.

Madeleine ranks 137^th in British Columbia (Canada), 193^rd in New Zealand and 211^th in Ontario (Canada), against 135^th in France.

British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
137^th girls’ name67 babies in 3 years1 girl in 593+0.7% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
193^rd girls’ name63 babies in 3 years1 girl in 666−7.6% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
211^th girls’ name157 babies in 3 years1 girl in 984−5.8% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
266^th girls’ name517 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,485+2.3% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
341^st girls’ name29 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,875
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
452^nd girls’ name2,075 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,329−2.9% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
508^th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,243

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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