Feminine dossier · first seen 1885

Madaline

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Madaline
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1918

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

114

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1885Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

72.8%

2024

All-time

4,970

Madaline is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 114 girls were named Madaline.

In 2024, only 31 girls were given the name.

Down 72.8% from its peak.

All told, about 4,970 Americans have been named Madaline and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1885.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1918

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