Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Madeline

#203 most common girls' name of all time · #385 across all names · <1% boys / >99% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#203
Rank overall
#385 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
207,630
Since 2016
29,023
Peak year
1998 #50
Best rank
#50 1998
Girls Boys peak 5,869/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Madeline is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 3,086 — 3,086 #81
2024 2,922 — 2,922 #86
2023 2,733 — 2,733 #95
2022 2,700 — 2,700 #102
2021 2,747 — 2,747 #95
2020 2,800 — 2,800 #96
2019 2,861 — 2,861 #98
2018 2,918 5 2,923 #100
2017 2,966 — 2,966 #99
2016 3,280 5 3,285 #90
2015 3,339 — 3,339 #91
2014 3,445 — 3,445 #89
2013 3,371 — 3,371 #90
2012 3,162 — 3,162 #96
2011 3,429 6 3,435 #85
2010 3,604 7 3,611 #77
2009 4,300 — 4,300 #64
2008 4,820 9 4,829 #56
2007 4,705 5 4,710 #61
2006 4,477 7 4,484 #71
2005 4,528 9 4,537 #70
2004 4,767 17 4,784 #63
2003 4,976 14 4,990 #61
2002 5,114 6 5,120 #56
2001 5,222 5 5,227 #56
2000 5,371 9 5,380 #56
1999 4,572 5 4,577 #70
1998 5,869 — 5,869 #50
1997 5,313 — 5,313 #59
1996 4,912 7 4,919 #67
1995 4,430 11 4,441 #79
1994 3,518 — 3,518 #92
1993 2,610 6 2,616 #127
1992 2,269 — 2,269 #138
1991 1,980 — 1,980 #151
1990 1,494 8 1,502 #198
1989 1,167 16 1,183 #237
1988 917 7 924 #274
1987 875 — 875 #280
1986 854 — 854 #290
1985 382 — 382 #523
1984 288 — 288 #618
1983 266 — 266 #648
1982 260 — 260 #676
1981 256 — 256 #678
1980 232 — 232 #721
1979 234 — 234 #717
1978 227 — 227 #698
1977 242 — 242 #660
1976 254 — 254 #616
1975 270 — 270 #596
1974 262 — 262 #603
1973 312 — 312 #536
1972 271 — 271 #591
1971 313 — 313 #566
1970 354 — 354 #534
1969 358 — 358 #519
1968 362 — 362 #512
1967 405 — 405 #470
1966 424 — 424 #457
1965 464 — 464 #438
1964 526 5 531 #428
1963 511 — 511 #429
1962 582 — 582 #396
1961 570 — 570 #408
1960 573 — 573 #399
1959 609 5 614 #385
1958 588 — 588 #376
1957 514 — 514 #408
1956 566 — 566 #370
1955 602 6 608 #353
1954 588 — 588 #356
1953 636 — 636 #329
1952 661 — 661 #315
1951 747 — 747 #288
1950 759 — 759 #280
1949 901 — 901 #253
1948 939 — 939 #244
1947 972 — 972 #243
1946 926 — 926 #235
1945 782 — 782 #237
1944 907 5 912 #218
1943 1,107 — 1,107 #194
1942 1,254 9 1,263 #177
1941 940 5 945 #201
1940 874 5 879 #200
1939 888 — 888 #199
1938 847 — 847 #207
1937 754 — 754 #220
1936 727 — 727 #224
1935 714 — 714 #235
1934 795 — 795 #221
1933 822 5 827 #209
1932 900 — 900 #202
1931 925 — 925 #199
1930 1,144 9 1,153 #173
1929 1,181 7 1,188 #173
1928 1,253 — 1,253 #167
1927 1,373 8 1,381 #163
1926 1,397 — 1,397 #163
1925 1,506 7 1,513 #158
1924 1,746 — 1,746 #150
1923 1,756 — 1,756 #143
1922 1,732 — 1,732 #143
1921 1,835 5 1,840 #139
1920 1,779 — 1,779 #138
1919 1,659 — 1,659 #139
1918 1,746 — 1,746 #135
1917 1,728 — 1,728 #127
1916 1,644 — 1,644 #131
1915 1,670 — 1,670 #121
1914 1,381 — 1,381 #116
1913 1,084 — 1,084 #117
1912 942 — 942 #124
1911 628 — 628 #133
1910 560 — 560 #145
1909 466 — 466 #153
1908 457 — 457 #147
1907 449 — 449 #147
1906 418 — 418 #141
1905 412 — 412 #145
1904 393 — 393 #144
1903 400 — 400 #137
1902 355 — 355 #150
1901 341 — 341 #147
1900 389 — 389 #150
1899 316 — 316 #148
1898 337 — 337 #149
1897 290 — 290 #157
1896 279 — 279 #159
1895 237 — 237 #174
1894 214 — 214 #182
1893 190 — 190 #184
1892 158 — 158 #201
1891 125 — 125 #213
1890 96 — 96 #256
1889 88 — 88 #250
1888 80 — 80 #259
1887 53 — 53 #293
1886 45 — 45 #315
1885 41 — 41 #319
1884 51 — 51 #273
1883 31 — 31 #321
1882 29 — 29 #332
1881 14 — 14 #449
1880 22 — 22 #347