Maddilynn
Maddilynn was the 6245th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2548th; the most babies were born in 2016 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,083 places. More babies were named Maddilynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Madilyn) variant of Madeline (Magdalene) · Hebrew/Aramaic (place name), Greek, French
- Rank in 2025
- #6,245 girls, down 2,271 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201670 babies
- Total since 1880
- 838babies recorded
What does the name Maddilynn mean?
Maddilynn is a spelling of Madilyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Madilyn's meaning and origin.
Madilyn is a modern spelling of Madeline. Madeline is the English form of French Madeleine, from Magdalene, the epithet of Mary Magdalene, "woman from Magdala", a town on the Sea of Galilee; DMNES gives this derivation. Wiktionary also mentions a Germanic Madalinde as a possible source of some forms. The -lyn spelling is a 21st-century American variant.
Μαγδαληνή (Koine Greek, “woman from Magdala”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Madeline, Madelyn, Madison, Magdalena.
See also: Hebrew names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Madilyn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Magdalene', DMNES, Durham University
- Wiktionary, entry 'Madeline', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Maddilynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,245 | 19 |
| 2020 | #3,974 | 36 |
| 2010 | #4,263 | 35 |
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How popular is Maddilynn, counting every spelling?
Maddilynn is a spelling of Madilyn, a name family that ranked #316 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,245 for Maddilynn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,039 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madilyn | 662 | #464 | 4,243 |
| Madilynn | 315 | #860 | 2,176 |
| Maddilyn | 24 | #5,335 | 235 |
| Maddilynn | 19 | #6,245 | 145 |
| Madilynne | 9 | #10,583 | 83 |
| Madylin | — | — | 34 |
| Madilyne | 5 | #16,353 | 28 |
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 Maddilynn?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maddilynn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maddilynn 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 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maddilynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maddilynn?
About 800 people born in the US named Maddilynn are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 7 and 14. That makes Maddilynn a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Maddilynn by state
How common Maddilynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Maddilynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maddilynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maddilynn
What does Maddilynn mean?
Maddilynn is a spelling of Madilyn, which means “variant of Madeline (Magdalene)” (Hebrew/Aramaic (place name), Greek, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Maddilynn?
Maddilynn was the 6245th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2548th; the most babies were born in 2016 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,083 places. More babies were named Maddilynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maddilynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maddilynn in the US.
Where is Maddilynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maddilynn was most common in Indiana (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.