Madilynn
Madilynn was the 860th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 315 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 479th with 656 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 361 places. More babies were named Madilynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Madilyn) variant of Madeline (Magdalene) · Hebrew/Aramaic (place name), Greek, French
- Rank in 2025
- #860 girls, down 354 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 315girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014656 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,432babies recorded
What does the name Madilynn mean?
Madilynn 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)
Madilynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #860 | 315 |
| 2020 | #506 | 600 |
| 2010 | #562 | 518 |
| 2000 | #1,554 | 115 |
| 1990 | #9,799 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Madilynn, counting every spelling?
Madilynn is a spelling of Madilyn, a name family that ranked #316 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #860 for Madilynn 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 Madilynn?
315 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Madilynn (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Madilynn 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 27 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Madilynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Madilynn?
About 11,300 people born in the US named Madilynn are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Madilynn 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.
Madilynn by state
How common Madilynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (7.1×), Kentucky (3.0×), Alabama (2.7×), Arkansas (2.6×), Mississippi (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Madilynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Madilynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Madilynn
What does Madilynn mean?
Madilynn 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 Madilynn?
Madilynn was the 860th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 315 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 479th with 656 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 361 places. More babies were named Madilynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Madilynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Madilynn in the US.
Where is Madilynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Madilynn was most common in West Virginia (1.91 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Alabama.