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Madelyn

Girl

Meaning of Madelyn: French: 'woman from Magdala'

Madelyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 75th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1065th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#75

3,362 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1065

32 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

116,060

First recorded 1890 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 70 babies1982: 87 babies1983: 64 babies1984: 51 babies1985: 65 babies1986: 197 babies1987: 181 babies1988: 170 babies1989: 237 babies1990: 284 babies19901991: 351 babies1992: 404 babies1993: 475 babies1994: 561 babies1995: 716 babies1996: 865 babies1997: 1,160 babies1998: 1,928 babies1999: 1,896 babies2000: 2,684 babies20002001: 2,844 babies2002: 2,858 babies2003: 2,985 babies2004: 3,020 babies2005: 3,029 babies2006: 2,949 babies2007: 3,216 babies2008: 4,572 babies2009: 4,496 babies2010: 3,621 babies20102011: 3,604 babies2012: 3,795 babies2013: 3,940 babies2014: 4,312 babies2015: 4,486 babies2016: 4,246 babies2017: 3,972 babies2018: 3,652 babies2019: 3,581 babies2020: 3,552 babies20202021: 3,429 babies2022: 3,724 babies2023: 3,645 babies2024: 3,380 babies2025: 3,362 babies
US babies named Madelyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,572.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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