Madeline

Meaning and origin of Madeline

Popularity of Madeline in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1990.
• Over recent years, Madeline has been stable (+1.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Madeline every 41 schools, all spellings combined.

Madeline in English-speaking countries

Madeline ranks 86^th in United States, 103^rd in British Columbia (Canada) and 108^th in Ontario (Canada), against 661^st in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  115^th girls’ name102 babies in 3 years1 girl in 412+1.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  103^rd girls’ name89 babies in 3 years1 girl in 446+1.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  108^th girls’ name284 babies in 3 years1 girl in 544+0.8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  86^th girls’ name8,741 babies in 3 years1 girl in 553+1% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  304^th girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,608

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  301^st girls’ name427 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,798+6.3% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  371^st girls’ name26 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,092

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  508^th girls’ name20 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,243

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Madelyne (in French)20

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Madeline

• Marilou
• Marianne
• Mallory
• Oriane
• Isabelle
• Adélie
• Annaëlle
• Philomène
• Noéline
• Malory
• Marguerite
• Eloa