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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in Dutch
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01 / Meaning & origin
Madelief is a feminine given name documented in Dutch.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
3 of 3 countries
03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
2017–2025 Spelling: Madelief
Recorded category girls
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Source: Sociale Verzekeringsbank · Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 59 | 235 | observed |
| 2018 | 70 | 197 | observed |
| 2019 | 54 | 255 | observed |
| 2020 | 64 | 219 | observed |
| 2021 | 73 | 208 | observed |
| 2022 | 59 | 243 | observed |
| 2023 | 57 | 242 | observed |
| 2024 | 58 | 244 | observed |
| 2025 | 66 | 225 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Madelief” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
