Madeline
Madeline is a distinctive choice, ranked #304 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Madeline in their class.
About the Name Madeline
Madeline is steadily gaining in popularity, up 38 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #110 in 2003, and it currently sits at #305. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Madeline is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Madeline in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #87, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Madeline
- Madeline Zima — Madeline Zima is an American actress.
- Madeline Bell — Madeline Bell is an American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s with pop group Blue Mink, having arrived from the United States in the gospel show Black Nativity in 1962, with the vocal group Bradford Singers.
- Madeline Stuart — Madeline Stuart is an Australian model with Down syndrome.
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 Madeline
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Madeline
Almost certainly the only Madeline 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 Madeline
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia