Girl name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Madeline

MAD-uh-lin · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
From Magdala; tower
Language
Hebrew
Culture
French
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
literary · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#87
2024 births2,907
Peak year1998
First appeared1880
Total US births204,275
1998 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MaddieMadsLina
Alternate spellings
MadeleineMadelynMadilyn
In other languages
Madeleine (French)Magdalena (Spanish/German)Maddalena (Italian)

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