Madalaine
"Madalaine" is the debut single by American rock band Winger, from their self-titled debut album Winger. Released in 1988, the song reached #27 on the Mainstream rock Billboard charts. According to Kip Winger, it was one of the first four songs he and bandmate Reb Beach wrote when they first got together, based on a handful of riffs Reb had from when he was younger.
Meaning & Origin of Madalaine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
"Madalaine" is the debut single by American rock band Winger, from their self-titled debut album Winger. Released in 1988, the song reached #27 on the Mainstream rock Billboard charts. According to Kip Winger, it was one of the first four songs he and bandmate Reb Beach wrote when they first got together, based on a handful of riffs Reb had from when he was younger.
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The Story of Madalaine
Madalaine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 9 Madalaines were born — ranking #10,920 that year. As of 2026, Madalaine ranks #17,501 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 71 Madalaines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Madalaine
Madalaine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 71 births in the dataset. Madalaine's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #10,920. Use the chart and map above to compare Madalaine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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