Madge

Madge: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pearl”
Origin: Greek
Say it: MAJ · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls

Madge is an English diminutive of Margaret. Margaret comes from Greek margarites, ultimately meaning 'pearl.'

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How popular is Madge?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Madge in 20240

Peak year1898

Total US babies since 188013,430

Madge was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Madge

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Margaretpearl · Greek
Maisiepearl · Scottish
Maggiepearl · English
Meganpearl · Welsh
Margopearl · Greek
Marjoriepearl · Greek
Maisypearl · Scottish Gaelic
Gretapearl · Germanic

Madge questions

What does the name Madge mean?

Madge means "pearl". It comes from Greek. Madge is an English diminutive of Margaret. Margaret comes from Greek margarites, ultimately meaning 'pearl.'

Is Madge a boy or girl name?

Madge is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Madge?

Madge was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1898.

How do you pronounce Madge?

Madge is usually pronounced MAJ.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.