Madeline: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Madeline year by year

Madeline drops 24 places from 2024 (ranked 136th then). Since 2020 (25 babies), the number of babies has risen by 44%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	160th	36
2024	136th	43
2023	158th	37
2022	174th	37
2021	201st	35
2020	258th	25

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Madeline since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Madeline appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1989 on. The peak year is 2024, with 43 babies. The strongest decade is the 2020s (213 babies). Since 1980, about 421 children in Québec have been named Madeline.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Madeline in Québec in 2025?

36 girls were named Madeline in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 160th rank among girl names.

Is Madeline a popular name in Québec?

Madeline ranks 160th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Madeline given most often?

In 2024, with 43 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Madeline a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Madeline only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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