Madelen

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 26 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Madelen is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Madelén, Mádelen, Mädëlën, Mådélen, Mádélén

• a separate given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Sweden, United States, Ecuador

  Also written Madelén, Madelèn

• French given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Belgium, Sweden, United States

  Also written Madelén

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Madelén

35 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Madelen Urietab. 1981ESSpanish basketball player (born 1981)
• Linda Westerlund Sneckerb. 1983SEnot in their usual namepolitician and Member of the parliament of Sweden
• Madelen Janogyb. 1995SESwedish association football player
• Madelen Bergb. 1995NONorwegian journalist
• Madelen Fjeldb. 2001NONorwegian handball player
• Madelen Erika Rønvikb. 2002NONorwegian association football player
• Madelen Koldal Holmeb. 2002NONorwegian association football player
• Madelen Hernarb. 2003NONorwegian association football player
• Madelen Kringstad Leitnerb. 2005NOgymnast
• Madelen Dalland LarødNONorwegian association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Madelen mean, and where does it come from?

a female given name, variant of Madeleine Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

What are other forms of the name Madelen?

In the etymology graph, Magdalena, Madeline and Madeleine are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Madelen?

A machine transcription gives /madelen/ (IPA) for Spanish.

Is Madelen a male or female name?

Madelen is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

In which country does Madelen have the most bearers?

In Norway, the national register counted about 2.2 thousand people named Madelen, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled madelen.

Where is Madelen most common?

Madelen is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 2.5 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Madelen?

In Norway, the national register counted 2,190 people named Madelen in 2025, about 1 in 2.5 thousand residents.

How common is Madelen compared with other names?

In Norway, Madelen is the 912th most common given name of 25,788 given names recorded there.