Madeleine

mad-lehn; mad-uh-lin; mad-uh-line; mad-uh-lehn

French variation of Magdalen

"woman from Magdala or high tower"

Madeleine Origin and Meaning

The name Madeleine is a girl's name of French origin meaning "woman from Magdala or high tower".

Sophisticated and sweet, delicate but substantial, Madeleine is the classic French variation of Magdalene.

Once a Top 10 option in France, its popularity waned in the 70s, though it is slowly on the rise again now. In the US, it is outranked by on trend Madelyn and English variant, Madeline, while in the UK, Madeleine is still preferred.

Perfect for parents who like the most "proper" spelling, it does lend itself to multiple pronunciations, from the classic French "Mad-lehn" to the English options of "Mad-uh-lin" and "Mad-uh-line".

Love the elegance of Madeleine but don't want your baby to be lost among all the other Maddys? Lucienne, Genevieve, Marcelline, and Marianne might appeal.

Madeleine Rank in US Top 1000

# 437 in the US

Madeleine Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 457 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Madeleine

• 437 US 2024
• 457 Nameberry 2025
• 162 Canada 2024
• 378 Future 2028
• 274 England 2024
• 86 Australia 2018
• 70 New Zealand 2015
• 317 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Madeleine

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Famous People Named Madeleine

• Madeleine M. Stowe American actress
• Madeleine Albright (born Marie Jana Korbel) American politician
• Madeleine L'Engle American children's novelist
• Madeleine Peyroux American jazz singer
• Madeleine Therese Amelie Josephine Princess of Sweden
• Madeleine Polland Irish novelist
• (Edith) Madeleine Carroll English actress
• Madeleine Mary Zeien Bordallo U.S. Delegate from Guam
• Madeleine de Scudery French novelist
• Madeleine May Kunin American politician, 77th governor of Vermont
• Madeleine (Talmage Force) Astor Titanic survivor and widow of American millionaire John Jacob Astor IV
• Madeleine Béjart French actress and director
• Madeleine de Roybon d'Allonne early settler in New France, Canada
• Madeleine d'Arsant de Puisieux French feminist author
• Madeleine Vionnet French fashion designer who invented the bias cut
• Madeleine Mantock English actress
• Madeleine Grace "Maddy" McGraw American child actress
• Madeleine Beth "Maddie" McCann (b. 2003) 3 year old British girl missing since 2007
• Madeleine Pizzarelli daughter of singers John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey
• Madeleine Daly (b. 1995) daughter of actress Madeleine Potter
• Madeleine Barbara Rhys (b. 2006) daughter of actor Paul Rhys and Katherine Fugate
• Madeleine Colbert daughter of comedian Stephen Colbert

The name Madeleine in Pop Culture

• Madeleine Cahill character in "39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers"
• Madeleine Forestier character in "Bel Ami" by Guy de Maupassant
• Madeleine "Maddy" Osborne character in Australian soap "Home And Away"
• Madeleine Smith main character in 1950 movie "Madeleine"
• Madeleine Elster character in Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo"
• "Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists " novel by Hope Mirrlees
• Madeleine Gotto character on animated series "Mona the Vampire"
• Madeleine Hanna main character in "The Marriage Plot" by Jeffrey Eugenides
• "Madeleine" song by the Backstreet Boys
• "Madeleine " operetta by Victor Herbert
• Madeleine a small French sponge cake
• Madeleine character in Richard Strauss' opera "Capriccio"
• Madeleine "Maddie" Masterson one of the children from the "School of Fear" trilogy by Gitty Daneshvari
• Madeleine Tully main character in "The Colours of Madeleine" trilogy by Jaclyn Moriarty
• Madeleine song by the band Blossoms
• Madeleine Spencer character on TV's Psych
• Madeleine Swann character in "Spectre" (2015) movie