Madlyn Girl
How popular is Madlyn?
#13,204 girl name in 2025
6 baby girls were named Madlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
1,143living people named Madlyn (est.)
38median age of people named Madlyn
2,377babies named Madlyn since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Madlyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #13,204 for girls (▼ 2938 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,443 in 2015 |
| Peak year | 1922 (76 girls) |
| Highest rank | #841 in 1922 |
| First recorded | 1898 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Madlyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Madelyn family of names ranked #13 for girls in 2025, with 8,811 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Madelyn | 3,362 | 38% |
| Madeline | 3,086 | 35% |
| Madilyn | 662 | 8% |
| Madelynn | 573 | 7% |
| Madilynn | 315 | 4% |
| Madalyn | 273 | 3% |
| Madalynn | 161 | 2% |
| Maddilyn | 24 | 0% |
| Madelyne | 81 | 1% |
| Madelin | 74 | 1% |
| Maddilynn | 19 | 0% |
| Madaline | 20 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Madlyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 | #1,379 |
| 1900s | 76 | #938 |
| 1910s | 331 | #927 |
| 1920s | 480 | #841 |
| 1930s | 265 | #1,196 |
| 1940s | 259 | #1,438 |
| 1950s | 194 | #1,891 |
| 1960s | 130 | #2,648 |
| 1970s | 45 | #4,760 |
| 1980s | 16 | #8,031 |
| 1990s | 135 | #5,014 |
| 2000s | 252 | #4,103 |
| 2010s | 134 | #6,339 |
| 2020s | 47 | #6,979 |
Girl names about as popular as Madlyn
Questions
- Is Madlyn a boy or girl name?
- Madlyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Madlyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Madlyn?
- 6 baby girls were named Madlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
- When was Madlyn most popular?
- Madlyn peaked in 1922, when 76 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #841 in 1922.
- How many people are named Madlyn?
- 2,377 babies have been named Madlyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,143 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.