Madelon
Madelon is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Madelon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Madelon is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Madelon
Madelon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1897, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 53 Madelons were born — ranking #1,021 that year. As of 2026, Madelon ranks #14,119 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Madelons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Madelon
Madelon is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Madelon's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,021. Use the chart and map above to compare Madelon'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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