Madalyn
Madalyn was the 946th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 273 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 292nd with 1,144 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 378 places. More babies were named Madalyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Madeline · English, Hebrew
Say it MAD-uh-lin /ˈmædəlɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #946 girls, down 127 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 273girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20081,144 babies
- Total since 1880
- 23,222babies recorded
What does the name Madalyn mean?
Madalyn is described by Wiktionary as a rare spelling of Madeline, which comes from Magdalene, the byname of Mary Magdalene, 'woman of Magdala'. Magdala was a town on the Sea of Galilee whose name comes from Aramaic and Hebrew migdal 'tower'. The -lyn spelling follows names such as Marilyn and Jocelyn. Madalyn Murray O'Hair, founder of American Atheists, is a well-known bearer.
מִגְדָּל (migdal) (Hebrew / Aramaic, “tower”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Madeline, Madelyn, Magdalena, Maddie.
See also: Hebrew names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Madalyn', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Madeline', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Magdalene', DMNES (Durham University)
Nicknames for Madalyn
The usual nicknames for Madalyn are Maddie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Madalyn in the last five years, 104 were named Maddie, against 16 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maddie · also for Madison, Madelyn, Madilyn | Modern | #927 | 1,462 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Madalyns go by each one.
Madalyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #946 | 273 |
| 2020 | #819 | 333 |
| 2010 | #362 | 883 |
| 2000 | #385 | 751 |
| 1990 | #1,139 | 152 |
| 1980 | #3,789 | 21 |
| 1970 | #2,337 | 33 |
| 1960 | #2,225 | 28 |
| 1950 | #1,256 | 54 |
| 1940 | #1,500 | 27 |
| 1930 | #1,151 | 42 |
| 1920 | #1,083 | 48 |
| 1910 | #990 | 20 |
| 1900 | #1,384 | 9 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Madalyn, counting every spelling?
Madalyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #610 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #946 for Madalyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 482 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madalyn | 273 | #946 | 1,401 |
| Madalynn | 161 | #1,370 | 962 |
| Madaline | 20 | #6,036 | 126 |
| Madalyne | 9 | #10,581 | 38 |
| Maddalyn | — | — | 36 |
| Madalynne | 11 | #9,235 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Madalyn?
273 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Madalyn (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Madalyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Madalyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Madalyn?
About 21,300 people born in the US named Madalyn are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 26. That makes Madalyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Madalyn by state
How common Madalyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (4.4×), Alabama (3.2×), Kentucky (3.1×), Tennessee (2.2×), Missouri (2.1×). In 21 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Madalyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Madalyn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Madalyn · Sibling names for Madalyn
Questions about the name Madalyn
What does Madalyn mean?
Madalyn means “variant of Madeline” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Madalyn?
Madalyn was the 946th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 273 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 292nd with 1,144 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 378 places. More babies were named Madalyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Madalyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Madalyn in the US.
Where is Madalyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Madalyn was most common in West Virginia (0.76 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Kentucky.