Fun Facts About the Name Madelyn
- A newer favorite: Madelyn first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2008 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 18 consecutive years.
- More than 116 thousand babies named Madelyn: U.S. records list 116,039 babies given the name Madelyn from 1880 through 2025. Even 50 boys received the name Madelyn - about 1 boy for every 2,320 girls.
What Does the Name Madelyn Mean?
Madelyn is an English variant of Madeline and means "woman from Magdala." The name descends through French Madeleine and Latin Magdalena from Greek Magdalēnē, a byname meaning "of Magdala." Magdala was a town on the Sea of Galilee, and the Hebrew place name is related to migdal, "tower." The literal sense is therefore geographic: a woman from Magdala. A symbolic reading connects the name with migdal and gives "tower" or "tower of strength," but that is not a separate etymology.
Madelyn Name History & Origins
The name entered English through Madeleine, the French form of Magdalene. In the New Testament, Mary Magdalene is identified by her hometown, Magdala; the name Magdalene was later used in medieval Europe in her honor, and French Madeleine became a standard form. English Madeline developed from that French name, and Madelyn is a later English respelling of Madeline. Older French and English forms typically end in -eine or -ine; the -yn ending belongs to modern English usage. The y follows a familiar English pattern of respelling names, but the root remains Magdalene. Madelyn is usually pronounced with a final -lin or -lyn, while French Madeleine has a different pronunciation.
How Popular is the Name Madelyn?
Madelyn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Madelyn entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #71 | 3,362 | 0.2092% |
| 2024 | #65 | 3,364 | 0.2085% |
| 2023 | #58 | 3,643 | 0.2273% |
| 2022 | #60 | 3,722 | 0.2271% |
| 2021 | #71 | 3,427 | 0.2090% |
| 2020 | #66 | 3,549 | 0.2197% |
| 2019 | #72 | 3,580 | 0.2134% |
| 2018 | #72 | 3,651 | 0.2147% |
| 2017 | #63 | 3,967 | 0.2299% |
| 2016 | #62 | 4,240 | 0.2393% |
| 2015 | #59 | 4,486 | 0.2514% |
| 2014 | #60 | 4,312 | 0.2414% |
| 2013 | #68 | 3,940 | 0.2246% |
| 2012 | #67 | 3,794 | 0.2155% |
| 2011 | #79 | 3,604 | 0.2049% |
| 2010 | #76 | 3,621 | 0.2037% |
| 2009 | #59 | 4,496 | 0.2448% |
| 2008 | #64 | 4,566 | 0.2415% |
| 2007 | #104 | 3,216 | 0.1673% |
| 2006 | #113 | 2,949 | 0.1551% |
| 2005 | #107 | 3,021 | 0.1635% |
| 2004 | #111 | 3,006 | 0.1637% |
| 2003 | #115 | 2,985 | 0.1634% |
| 2002 | #120 | 2,852 | 0.1587% |
| 2001 | #121 | 2,844 | 0.1580% |
| 2000 | #126 | 2,684 | 0.1478% |
| 1999 | #164 | 1,896 | 0.1069% |
| 1998 | #162 | 1,928 | 0.1091% |
| 1997 | #252 | 1,160 | 0.0666% |
| 1996 | #323 | 865 | 0.0493% |
| 1995 | #365 | 717 | 0.0408% |
| 1994 | #455 | 561 | 0.0314% |
| 1993 | #516 | 475 | 0.0263% |
| 1992 | #578 | 404 | 0.0219% |
| 1991 | #637 | 351 | 0.0187% |
| 1990 | #735 | 284 | 0.0150% |
| 1989 | #808 | 237 | 0.0129% |
| 1988 | #976 | 170 | 0.0095% |
| 1987 | #919 | 181 | 0.0104% |
| 1986 | #846 | 197 | 0.0115% |
| 1985 | #1,748 | 65 | 0.0038% |
| 1984 | #2,009 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 1983 | #1,707 | 64 | 0.0038% |
| 1982 | #1,410 | 87 | 0.0051% |
| 1981 | #1,655 | 70 | 0.0042% |
| 1980 | #1,451 | 84 | 0.0051% |
| 1979 | #1,265 | 101 | 0.0063% |
| 1978 | #1,262 | 98 | 0.0064% |
| 1977 | #1,372 | 82 | 0.0053% |
| 1976 | #1,324 | 82 | 0.0056% |
| 1975 | #1,322 | 83 | 0.0057% |
| 1974 | #1,230 | 89 | 0.0061% |
| 1973 | #1,345 | 75 | 0.0051% |
| 1972 | #1,139 | 97 | 0.0064% |
| 1971 | #1,483 | 69 | 0.0041% |
| 1970 | #1,204 | 94 | 0.0054% |
| 1969 | #1,146 | 95 | 0.0056% |
| 1968 | #1,131 | 90 | 0.0055% |
| 1967 | #1,144 | 86 | 0.0052% |
| 1966 | #1,100 | 92 | 0.0054% |
| 1965 | #956 | 115 | 0.0065% |
| 1964 | #944 | 125 | 0.0066% |
| 1963 | #999 | 114 | 0.0059% |
| 1962 | #970 | 121 | 0.0062% |
| 1961 | #832 | 160 | 0.0079% |
| 1960 | #872 | 142 | 0.0070% |
| 1959 | #779 | 172 | 0.0085% |
| 1958 | #750 | 177 | 0.0088% |
| 1957 | #747 | 178 | 0.0087% |
| 1956 | #811 | 150 | 0.0075% |
| 1955 | #691 | 185 | 0.0095% |
| 1954 | #636 | 207 | 0.0107% |
| 1953 | #591 | 226 | 0.0120% |
| 1952 | #639 | 194 | 0.0105% |
| 1951 | #576 | 223 | 0.0124% |
| 1950 | #518 | 248 | 0.0145% |
| 1949 | #510 | 256 | 0.0150% |
| 1948 | #530 | 244 | 0.0144% |
| 1947 | #530 | 250 | 0.0141% |
| 1946 | #480 | 270 | 0.0172% |
| 1945 | #558 | 174 | 0.0133% |
| 1944 | #516 | 197 | 0.0148% |
| 1943 | #506 | 218 | 0.0156% |
| 1942 | #436 | 278 | 0.0206% |
| 1941 | #463 | 225 | 0.0186% |
| 1940 | #510 | 185 | 0.0162% |
| 1939 | #461 | 211 | 0.0192% |
| 1938 | #488 | 186 | 0.0169% |
| 1937 | #512 | 165 | 0.0155% |
| 1936 | #621 | 113 | 0.0109% |
| 1935 | #581 | 124 | 0.0118% |
| 1934 | #485 | 175 | 0.0168% |
| 1933 | #543 | 138 | 0.0137% |
| 1932 | #511 | 164 | 0.0154% |
| 1931 | #508 | 164 | 0.0154% |
| 1930 | #486 | 188 | 0.0167% |
| 1929 | #457 | 209 | 0.0187% |
| 1928 | #441 | 239 | 0.0207% |
| 1927 | #423 | 265 | 0.0222% |
| 1926 | #402 | 293 | 0.0247% |
| 1925 | #396 | 300 | 0.0246% |
| 1924 | #385 | 315 | 0.0252% |
| 1923 | #379 | 310 | 0.0257% |
| 1922 | #373 | 305 | 0.0254% |
| 1921 | #367 | 331 | 0.0268% |
| 1920 | #381 | 302 | 0.0252% |
| 1919 | #382 | 285 | 0.0252% |
| 1918 | #395 | 275 | 0.0238% |
| 1917 | #386 | 266 | 0.0246% |
| 1916 | #402 | 246 | 0.0236% |
| 1915 | #416 | 209 | 0.0212% |
| 1914 | #349 | 227 | 0.0298% |
| 1913 | #390 | 155 | 0.0248% |
| 1912 | #417 | 125 | 0.0224% |
| 1911 | #491 | 71 | 0.0170% |
| 1910 | #507 | 65 | 0.0164% |
| 1909 | #452 | 69 | 0.0199% |
| 1908 | #572 | 43 | 0.0129% |
| 1907 | #549 | 44 | 0.0138% |
| 1906 | #457 | 57 | 0.0193% |
| 1905 | #607 | 34 | 0.0117% |
| 1904 | #552 | 37 | 0.0134% |
| 1903 | #469 | 47 | 0.0179% |
| 1902 | #663 | 26 | 0.0098% |
| 1901 | #714 | 21 | 0.0088% |
| 1900 | #550 | 39 | 0.0130% |
| 1899 | #589 | 28 | 0.0120% |
| 1898 | #658 | 25 | 0.0097% |
| 1897 | #708 | 20 | 0.0085% |
| 1896 | #618 | 26 | 0.0109% |
| 1895 | #851 | 15 | 0.0064% |
| 1894 | #1,039 | 10 | 0.0045% |
| 1893 | #889 | 12 | 0.0056% |
| 1892 | #1,382 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1891 | #1,061 | 8 | 0.0043% |
| 1890 | #1,291 | 6 | 0.0032% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #10,491 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #13,510 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #13,450 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #13,821 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #8,796 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #5,683 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #10,174 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Madelyn Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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