girl's name
Madalyne
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 725
Madalyne is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 46 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
Madalyne over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 20 |
| 1920s | 39 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 140 |
| 2000s | 292 |
| 2010s | 160 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 48 |
How popular is Madalyne?
In 2025, Madalyne was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Madalyne 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 Madalyne
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Madalyne also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Madalyne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Madalyne
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Madalyne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Madalyne
How popular is the name Madalyne?
In 2025, Madalyne was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Madalyne a girl's or a boy's name?
Madalyne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Madalyne most popular?
Madalyne peaked in 2008, when 46 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Madalyne a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Madalyne currently ranks #10,564 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.