Madge Forename
44,873rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 15,753 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica
Madge Forename Definition:
A splendidly English re-shaping of Margaret. In C16-17, it was somewhat proletarian; in C20, it ranks with the best. Cf. the status of Audrey.
Madge Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 8,364 | 1:43,345 | 2,559 |
| England | 100% | 3,304 | 1:16,829 | 1,125 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,603 | 1:1,799 | 414 |
| Ireland | 100% | 554 | 1:8,382 | 651 |
| Canada | 100% | 483 | 1:68,599 | 4,044 |
| South Africa | 100% | 338 | 1:161,339 | 11,092 |
| Scotland | 100% | 258 | 1:20,738 | 992 |
| Wales | 100% | 141 | 1:21,945 | 1,163 |
| Bahamas | - | 113 | 1:3,534 | 625 |
| Australia | - | 112 | 1:121,943 | 4,027 |
| Brazil | 100% | 78 | 1:2,746,617 | 52,279 |
| Haiti | 100% | 53 | 1:202,395 | 9,037 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 51 | 1:26,694 | 2,926 |
| Philippines | 87% | 41 | 1:2,585,597 | 53,803 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 33 | 1:512,184 | 12,382 |
| China | - | 25 | 1:54,642,231 | 62,498 |
| Bermuda | - | 24 | 1:2,701 | 544 |
| India | 58% | 21 | 1:57,851,332 | 943,988 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 18 | 1:5,522 | 1,017 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 11 | 1:2,768,176 | 73,791 |
| Jersey | - | 11 | 1:9,089 | 812 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 10 | 1:17,782 | 1,938 |
| Peru | 86% | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| Guyana | - | 8 | 1:95,408 | 7,334 |
| France | 100% | 7 | 1:9,495,763 | 30,047 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 7 | 1:15,940 | 2,043 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 4 | 1:44,391,090 | 271,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 4 | 1:3,855,954 | 74,439 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 1:2,383,998 | 75,650 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 3 | 1:11,569 | 1,028 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Germany | 100% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Montserrat | - | 2 | 1:2,438 | 412 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
The alternate forms: Mädge (1) are calculated separately.
Madge (3,695) may also be a surname.
Madge Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A splendidly English re-shaping of Margaret. In C16-17, it was somewhat proletarian; in C20, it ranks with the best. Cf. the status of Audrey.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A female baptismal name derived from Margaret.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Hebrew (feminine) - Tower, magnificent.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Madge Forename Popularity
Madge Demographics
Madge Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 969 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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