Madge
Madge is a female given name, a short form of Margaret, Marjorie, and Maggie. Madge may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Madge
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Madge is a female given name, a short form of Margaret, Marjorie, and Maggie. Madge may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Madge
Madge first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 41 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 464 Madges were born — ranking #302 that year. As of 2026, Madge ranks #16,210 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13K Madges have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Madge
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Names that sound like Madge
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About the name Madge
Madge is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Madge's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #302. Use the chart and map above to compare Madge'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.