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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Madolyn

Madolyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 1113th; the most babies were born in 1921 (45). More babies were named Madolyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192145 babies
Total since 1880
1,743babies recorded

Madolyn popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#11,7248
2010#5,72524
2000#3,43539
1990#5,43617
1980#11,4065
1970——
1960#5,4897
1950#2,62016
1940#2,16615
1930#2,07817
1920#1,33535
1910#1,7159
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Madolyn, counting every spelling?

Madolyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Madolyn?

About 900 people born in the US named Madolyn are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 20 and 60. That makes Madolyn mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Madolyn by state

How common Madolyn was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesPA0.05New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWV0.08Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Madolyn, girls, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Madolyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Madolyn, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Madolyn

How popular is the name Madolyn?

Madolyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 1113th; the most babies were born in 1921 (45). More babies were named Madolyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Is Madolyn a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Madolyn in the US.

Where was Madolyn most popular?

In 1919–1923, Madolyn was most common in West Virginia (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.