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Madonna

Pronounced M AH0 D AA1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1955
  • 128 years in use
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How popular is Madonna?

Madonna is a girls' name, and first appears in 1897. It has been given to 9,554 children — the 1,451st most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 67 births across the past decade, against a peak of 211 in a single year. That peak was in 1955.

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Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
M AH0 D AA1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Madonna

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Madonna

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Madonna?
Madonna ranks 1,451st among girls' names in US records, with 9,554 births since 1897. Over the past decade it accounts for 67.
Is Madonna a unisex name?
No. Madonna is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Madonna most popular?
1955, when 211 children were given the name. It has been in use for 128 years and is still recorded as of 2024.