Madeline is of English origin and it means ‘’woman from Magdala’’ or ‘’tower’’. Traditionally, the name is derived from a French name Madeleine.
The name Madeline has enjoyed a spot on the US naming graphs for over a century. She achieved highest levels of usage around the turn of 20th century when other variations such as Madelyn were in circulation.
Between 1960 and 1980, Madeline saw a decline in usage, then experienced a sudden revival in 1994 when she landed a spot in the Top 100 names.
Since the mid-1990s, she has been soaring up the US naming graphs maintaining a spot in the Top 100 girl names year-after-year.
Over 194851 newborn girls have been named Madeline between 1880 and 2020. She has featured twice in the top 10 and 23 times in the top 100 list.
Famous Madeline include suffragist Madeline Breckinridge, and actresses Madeline Kahn, & Madeline Zima.