Madelyn

Girl name

Madelyn has been given to 116,060 babies in the U.S. since 1890. It peaked in 2008 and currently ranks #71 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

An alteration of Madeline with -lyn.

Origin: French

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

116,060

Peak year

2008 (4,572 babies)

Rank in 2025

#71 for girls

First recorded

1890

10-year trend

▼ -25%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

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American actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Madelyn.

115,562 babies since 1967

113,412 babies since 1900

120,580 babies since 1957

110,077 babies since 1976

122,340 babies since 1960

109,166 babies since 1944

123,360 babies since 1880

123,750 babies since 1940

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