girl's name
Madalyn
- Origin Serbian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 24,121
the United States
#947
2025 births
Madalyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 273 babies in the United States, ranking #947. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Madalyn is a name of Serbian origin.
- Peaked in 2008, when 1,144 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,144 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1899.
Madalyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 |
| 1900s | 111 |
| 1910s | 462 |
| 1920s | 613 |
| 1930s | 305 |
| 1940s | 450 |
| 1950s | 343 |
| 1960s | 216 |
| 1970s | 193 |
| 1980s | 570 |
| 1990s | 3,791 |
| 2000s | 8,724 |
| 2010s | 5,703 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,734 |
How popular is Madalyn?
In 2025, Madalyn was given to 273 babies in the United States, ranking #947 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Madalyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Madalyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Madalyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Madalyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Madalyn in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Madalyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Madalyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Madalyn
How popular is the name Madalyn?
In 2025, Madalyn was given to 273 babies in the United States, ranking #947 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Madalyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Madalyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Madalyn most popular?
Madalyn peaked in 2008, when 1,144 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Madalyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Madalyn currently ranks #947 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.