girl's name
Madelyne
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,044
Madelyne is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2000, when 129 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 40,932 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1911.
Madelyne 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 | 132 |
| 1920s | 174 |
| 1930s | 74 |
| 1940s | 105 |
| 1950s | 67 |
| 1960s | 64 |
| 1970s | 68 |
| 1980s | 106 |
| 1990s | 618 |
| 2000s | 1,112 |
| 2010s | 628 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 354 |
How popular is Madelyne?
In 2025, Madelyne was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Madelyne 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 Madelyne
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Madelyne also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Madelyne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Madelyne
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Madelyne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Madelyne
How popular is the name Madelyne?
In 2025, Madelyne was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Madelyne a girl's or a boy's name?
Madelyne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Madelyne most popular?
Madelyne peaked in 2000, when 129 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Madelyne a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Madelyne currently ranks #2,256 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.