Madelina
Madelina is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Madelina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Madelina is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Madelina
American parents first put Madelina on the record books as a baby girl name in 1915, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 20 Madelinas were born — ranking #5,978 that year. About 31% of every Madelina on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Madelina ranks #7,505 for baby girls with 14 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 417 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Madelina
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About the name Madelina
Madelina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 417 births in the dataset. Madelina's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,434. Use the chart and map above to compare Madelina'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.