girl's name
Madlyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,420
Madlyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1922, when 76 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1898.
Madlyn 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 | 13 |
| 1900s | 76 |
| 1910s | 331 |
| 1920s | 480 |
| 1930s | 265 |
| 1940s | 259 |
| 1950s | 194 |
| 1960s | 130 |
| 1970s | 45 |
| 1980s | 16 |
| 1990s | 135 |
| 2000s | 252 |
| 2010s | 134 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 47 |
How popular is Madlyn?
In 2025, Madlyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Madlyn 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 Madlyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Madlyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Madlyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Madlyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Madlyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Madlyn
How popular is the name Madlyn?
In 2025, Madlyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Madlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Madlyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Madlyn most popular?
Madlyn peaked in 1922, when 76 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Madlyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Madlyn currently ranks #14,830 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.