Madeleine

Meaning: Tower; elevated, great
Origin: French (from Aramaic)

Nicknames: Maddie, Maddy, Madi

Girl's name · #455 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Madeleine reached its best rank, #217, in 1998 and ranked #455 in 2025. Roughly 46,000 girls have been named Madeleine since 1881.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#107 in France (2025) · #203 in New Zealand (2025) · #259 in England & Wales (2025) · #272 in Austria (2025) · #306 in Belgium (2025) · #327 in Norway (2025) · #417 in Scotland (2025) · #421 in Sweden (2025) · #561 in Ecuador (2025) · #585 in Ireland (2025) · #604 in Switzerland (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Madeleines

Madeleine Albright — United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001
Madeleine de Scudéry — French writer (1607–1701)
Madeleine Stowe — American actress (born 1958)
Madeleine L'Engle — American writer (1918–2007)
Madeleine Carroll — English actress (1906–1987)

In stories & tradition

Madeleine Swann — Spectre (film)
Madeleine De Backer^nl — F.C. De Kampioenen (TV series)
Madeleine Éparvier

What Madeleines become

Among 1,087 notable people named Madeleine:

Artists & writers appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (1607–1701).

Spellings & nicknames

About 290 girls a year are given Maddie as their full name.

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