girl's name

Madigan

MAD-ih-gun (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 1,042

Madigan is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2002, when 67 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1992.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Madigan Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

540
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Madigan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 91
2000s 540
2010s 254
2020s (to 2025) 79

How Popular Is Madigan?

In 2024, Madigan was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Madigan Is Used

Canada #3,704 5 in 2009
France #6,297 5 in 2011
United States #10,948 9 in 2024

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 Madigan

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

Parents Who Like Madigan Also Like

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

How to Say Madigan

  • English MAD-ih-gun

Sibling Names for Madigan

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Madigan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Madigan

How popular is the name Madigan?

In 2024, Madigan was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

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

Madigan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Madigan?

Madigan has 3 syllables.

When was Madigan most popular?

Madigan peaked in 2002, when 67 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.