Name
MADELEINE

Name MADELEINE

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 386,778 births of Madeleine in the countries below, which represents an average of 2,724 births of children bearing the first name Madeleine per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 1,710 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Madeleine   
In Italiano Nome Madeleine   
Variation : Madeline


Information about the first name Madeleine

We celebrate Madeleine on July 22nd
The first name Madeleine has been assigned to:
0.01% to boys
99.99% to girls
The country where the first name Madeleine is the most common is:
FR France
This first name is on trend: Female
This first name has 9 letters including 5 vowels and 4 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Madeleine

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Madeleine : Damien Lee, Emenelida, Madeliene, Madieleen, Medelaine

Madeleine in Japanese *

Romajimaderiin
Katakanaマデリーン
Hiraganaまでりーん
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Madeleine in Japanese
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Origin and meaning of name Madeleine

US English
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Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from French madeleine, from earlier gâteau à la Madeleine, after the given name Madeleine (“Magdalene”), of uncertain reference: attributed in some sources to a 19th-century pastry cook Madeleine Paulmier, whose existence is now considered dubious.
  • In sense 2, used with reference to the cake's function in the extract below, taken from Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time.
Noun src :
  • madeleine (plural madeleines)
  • A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
  • (figuratively) Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmad(ə)lɪn/, /ˈmad(ə)lɛn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmædələn/, /ˌmædəˈleɪn/
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  • Madeleine has several possible pronunciations, depending on the language and the country. In France, the name is pronounced /ma. dlɛn/ and the two most popular pronunciations in English are /ˈmædələn/ (US English) and /ˈmadlɪn/ (UK English).
FR French
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  • From earlier gâteau à la Madeleine, after the given name Madeleine (“Magdalene”), of uncertain reference: see more above.
Noun src :
  • madeleine f (plural madeleines)
  • madeleine (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
  • (figuratively) madeleine (something which brings back a memory)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ma.dlɛn/
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ma.dlɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛn
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  • pleurer comme une madeleine
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SE Swedish
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FI Finnish
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from French madeleine.
Noun src :
  • madeleine
  • madeleine (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
  • Synonym: madeleine-leivos
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑdelɑi̯n/, [ˈmɑ̝de̞lɑ̝i̯n]
DE German
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from French Madeleine.
Noun src :
  • Madeleine f (genitive Madeleine, plural Madeleines) orMadeleine n (strong, genitive Madeleines, plural Madeleines)
  • madeleine (small cake)
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  • Madeleine f (proper noun, genitive Madeleines or Madeleine, plural Madeleines)
  • a female given name
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  • Madeleine-Effekt
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Popularity of the name Madeleine

Number of MADELEINE births per year

Popularity of the name Madeleine
Popularity of the name Madeleine

Total births of Madeleine by country

Births with the first name Madeleine
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
40
305,733
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
8
39,316
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
0
12,310
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
0
6,928
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
0
6,191
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
0
3,710
NONorway
1945 - 2022
0
2,189
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
0
1,483
SESweden
1998 - 2022
0
1,401
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
0
1,371
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
2
1,027
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
0
977
CLChili
2010 - 2021
0
800
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
0
650
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
0
557
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
1
551
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
0
530
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
0
364
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
0
226
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
0
160
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
0
138
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
0
55
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
0
33
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
0
25
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
0
1
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
0
1
Popularity of the name Madeleine

Total births of Madeleine by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Madeleine
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
0
787
FRFrance
2022
0
339
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
0
161
ONOntario
2019
0
78
DEGermany
2022
0
63
QCQuebec
2022
0
58
CLChili
2021
0
39
BEBelgium
2022
0
30
NZNew Zealand
2022
0
26
ABAlberta
2022
0
21
BCBritish Columbia
2022
0
21
ATAustria
2021
0
16
NONorway
2022
0
15
SESweden
2022
0
13
DKDenmark
2022
0
12
CHSwitzerland
2021
0
8
ITItaly
2021
0
8
IEIreland
2022
0
7
ARArgentina
2015
0
6
PLPoland
2022
0
2

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Personalities with the first name Madeleine

There are 113 personalities with the first name Madeleine

Madeleine Albright (Marie Jana Körbelová) src

United states of america Czechoslovakia
Writer Politician Minister Ambassador Diplomat University teacher Opinion journalist Political scientist

Christine Lagarde (Christine Madeleine Odette Lallouette) src

France
Lawyer Politician Economist International forum participant Banker Diplomat Synchronized swimmer

Madeleine De Suède (Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine) src

Sweden
Diplomat Socialite Aristocrat Philanthropist

Madeleine De Scudéry src

France
Writer Poet French moralist Salonnière Novelist Literary

Madeleine Stowe src

United states of america
Actor Television actor Film actor

Madame De Lafayutte src

France
Writer Historian Lady-in-waiting Salonnière Correspondent Novelist

Sophie Kinsella (Madeleine Sophie Townley) src

United kingdom
Writer Journalist Novelist

Françoise Hardy (Françoise Madeleine Hardy) src

France
Actor Writer Astrologer Singer Singer-songwriter Songwriter

Madeleine L'engle src

United states of america
Writer Poet Librarian Children's writer Novelist Essayist Science fiction writer

Madeleine De France src



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Madeleine
Full list of personalities with the first name Madeleine

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Madeleine

There are 742 actors and actresses with the first name Madeleine
Madeleine Harris
Madeleine Arthur
Madeleine Budd
Madeleine Martin
Madeleine Levins
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Madeleine Mantock
Madeleine Humphries
Madeleine Walderhaug
Madeleine Mora
Madeleine Fairley
Madeleine Barwén Trollvik
Madeleine Telge
Madeleine Horn
Madeleine Engström
Madeleine Sami
Madeleine West
Madeleine Worrall
Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Niesche
Madeleine Elfstrand
Madeleine Tjärneberg
Madeleine Desdevises
Madeleine Stolze
Madeleine Blaustein
Madeleine Onne
Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Fant
Madeleine Saint Michael
Madeleine Vester

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Madeleine
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Madeleine

Rankings of first name MADELEINE by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name MADELEINE (male) births over the last year available in each country
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#103QC Quebec2022
#140ON Ontario2019
#153BC British Columbia2022
#162NZ New Zealand2022
#167AB Alberta2022
#177FR France2022
#260NO Norway2022
#262CL Chili2021
#293GB United Kingdom2021
#318DK Denmark2022
#325BE Belgium2022
#348AT Austria2021
#379US United State of America2022
#502SE Sweden2022
#529IE Ireland2022
#754DE Germany2022
#762AR Argentina2015
#825CH Switzerland2021
#921PL Poland2022
#1125IT Italy2021
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Other girls' names around Madeleine
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