#872024 rank
1998peak year
204,275babies named Madeline since 1880
▲ +2%5-year trend
Madeline popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Madeline mean?
From the French Madeleine, from Mary Magdalene, 'woman of Magdala', a name meaning 'tower' in Aramaic. It spread through medieval Christian tradition and children's literature.
OriginFrench
Syllables4
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage
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Spellings & variants
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