girl's name

Madelon

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 1,822

Madelon is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2017 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Madelon is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in 1920, when 53 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1897.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Madelon over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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Births named Madelon by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 13
1900s 74
1910s 272
1920s 353
1930s 253
1940s 345
1950s 163
1960s 54
1970s 10
1980s 27
1990s 103
2000s 88
2010s (to 2017) 32

How popular is Madelon?

In 2017, Madelon was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Madelon is used

France #5,890 5 in 2010
United States #14,427 6 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Madelon

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Madelon also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Madelon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Madelon

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Madelon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Madelon

How popular is the name Madelon?

In 2017, Madelon was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Madelon a girl's or a boy's name?

Madelon is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Madelon?

Madelon has 3 syllables.

When was Madelon most popular?

Madelon peaked in 1920, when 53 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.