boy's name
Madsen
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 166
Madsen is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Madsen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 26 |
| 2010s | 82 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 53 |
How popular is Madsen?
In 2025, Madsen was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Madsen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Madsen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Madsen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Madsen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Madsen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Madsen
How popular is the name Madsen?
In 2025, Madsen was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Madsen a girl's or a boy's name?
Madsen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Madsen?
Madsen has 2 syllables.
When was Madsen most popular?
Madsen peaked in 2024, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Madsen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Madsen currently ranks #8,680 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.