girl's name

Madolyn

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 1,748

Madolyn is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1921, when 45 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1896.

Madolyn 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 2023, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Madolyn by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 10
1900s 55
1910s 227
1920s 275
1930s 160
1940s 163
1950s 103
1960s 47
1970s 6
1980s 47
1990s 205
2000s 300
2010s 131
2020s (to 2023) 14

How popular is Madolyn?

In 2023, Madolyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Madolyn is used

France #3,837 5 in 1991
United States #15,161 6 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Madolyn

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Madolyn also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Madolyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Madolyn

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Madolyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Madolyn

How popular is the name Madolyn?

In 2023, Madolyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Madolyn a girl's or a boy's name?

Madolyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Madolyn most popular?

Madolyn peaked in 1921, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.