Madeline vs Meadow
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Madeline
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #81
- Peak
- #50 (1998)
- Babies in 2025
- 3,086
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
VS
Meadow
a fast riser climbing the charts
- Rank today
- #286
- Peak
- #286 (2025)
- Babies in 2025
- 1,078
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
The verdict
Madeline is the more popular pick (#81 vs #286). If you want a name everyone recognizes, go Madeline; if you want your child to be the only one in class, Meadow wins.
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