Madrid
Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain. It had a population of over 3.4 million in the city proper in 2025, and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.8 million. Madrid is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), after Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU, after Paris.
Meaning & Origin of Madrid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain. It had a population of over 3.4 million in the city proper in 2025, and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.8 million. Madrid is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), after Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU, after Paris.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Madrid
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Madrid as a girl name dates back to 1920, when 5 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Madrid — #14,177 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Madrid on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Madrid last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 37 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Madrid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 5 births, good for #5,464 nationwide. Madrid last appeared in the published SSA data in 1975, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Madrid
Madrid is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 37 births in the dataset. Madrid's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #14,177. Use the chart and map above to compare Madrid'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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