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Madalyn

Girl

Meaning of Madalyn: Hebrew: 'woman from Magdala'

Madalyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 922nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#922

273 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

23,222

First recorded 1899 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 26 babies1982: 19 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 78 babies1987: 103 babies1988: 116 babies1989: 147 babies1990: 152 babies19901991: 180 babies1992: 215 babies1993: 241 babies1994: 301 babies1995: 399 babies1996: 444 babies1997: 562 babies1998: 682 babies1999: 615 babies2000: 751 babies20002001: 785 babies2002: 832 babies2003: 808 babies2004: 758 babies2005: 875 babies2006: 915 babies2007: 881 babies2008: 1,144 babies2009: 975 babies2010: 883 babies20102011: 738 babies2012: 692 babies2013: 551 babies2014: 595 babies2015: 543 babies2016: 490 babies2017: 451 babies2018: 384 babies2019: 376 babies2020: 333 babies20202021: 288 babies2022: 261 babies2023: 294 babies2024: 285 babies2025: 273 babies
US babies named Madalyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,144.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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