Madeleine
Madeleine is a distinctive choice, ranked #259 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Madeleine in their class.
About the Name Madeleine
Madeleine is steadily gaining in popularity, up 46 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #64 in 2005, and it currently sits at #274. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 12 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Madeleine is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Madeleine in their class.
In the US it sits at #437 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Madeleine
- Madeleine Gurdon — Madeleine Astrid Gurdon, Baroness Lloyd-Webber is an English equestrian.
- Madeleine Castaing — Madeleine Castaing was a French antiques dealer and interior designer of international renown.
- Madeleine Albright — Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Madeleine
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Madeleine
Almost certainly the only Madeleine in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Madeleine
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia