Girl name French origin Christian Catholic tradition

Madeleine

mahd-LEN · 9 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
from Magdala
Language
French
Culture
Hebrew
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · French
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#437
2024 births707
Peak year1998
First appeared1881
Total US births45,039
1998 peak18811917195319882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MaddyMadou
Alternate spellings
Madeleine
In other languages
Magdalene (German)Magdalena (Polish)Maddalena (Italian)

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Notable people named Madeleine

Madeleine Albright (statesman)
Madeleine L'Engle (writer pre-modern works)