Madelaine
Meaning and origin
Variant of Madeleine.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Madelaine (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 657 |
| 2000 | 659 |
| 2001 | 659 |
| 2002 | 659 |
| 2003 | 658 |
| 2004 | 660 |
| 2005 | 659 |
| 2006 | 659 |
| 2007 | 653 |
| 2008 | 657 |
| 2009 | 658 |
| 2010 | 657 |
| 2011 | 656 |
| 2012 | 658 |
| 2013 | 658 |
| 2014 | 658 |
| 2015 | 656 |
| 2016 | 656 |
| 2017 | 657 |
| 2018 | 656 |
| 2019 | 653 |
| 2020 | 650 |
Madelaine in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Madelaine.Hi! My name is Madelaine.
- Madelaine ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Madelaine called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Madelaine kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Madelaine is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Madelaines mamma är lärare.Madelaine's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Madelaines mamma is Madelaine's mum.
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Questions about Madelaine
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What does the name Madelaine mean?
Variant of Madeleine.
How popular is Madelaine in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Madelaine in 2022. In 2020, 650 people in Sweden had Madelaine as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.