girl's name
Madalynn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 9,579
Madalynn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 161 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 557 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 20,592 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1921.
Madalynn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 16 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1980s | 36 |
| 1990s | 613 |
| 2000s | 3,427 |
| 2010s | 4,010 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,220 |
How popular is Madalynn?
In 2025, Madalynn was given to 161 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Madalynn 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 Madalynn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Madalynn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Madalynn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Madalynn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Madalynn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Madalynn
How popular is the name Madalynn?
In 2025, Madalynn was given to 161 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Madalynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Madalynn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Madalynn most popular?
Madalynn peaked in 2009, when 557 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Madalynn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Madalynn currently ranks #1,367 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.