Girls' name · peaked in 2008
Madalyn name popularity since 1925
22,267 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Madalyn. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Madalyn is about 20 years old in 2026. Madalyn peaked in 2008 as the #292 name for girls, and it ranked #946 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,267
- Named Madalyn, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #946
- for girls in 2025 (273 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 22,267 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Wisconsin
- 1.79× its national share
Peak year is the year Madalyn made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Madalyn births per year, 1925–2025
2008 was the biggest year for Madalyn both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Madalyn became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 7,510 baby girls to 1 in 2,590.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby girls fell by 48%, from 1 in 1,650 to 1 in 3,180.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Madalyn's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Madalyn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Madalyn in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 238 | – |
| 1930s | 305 | #1,405 |
| 1940s | 450 | #1,436 |
| 1950s | 343 | #2,048 |
| 1960s | 216 | #2,795 |
| 1970s | 193 | #3,710 |
| 1980s | 570 | #3,680 |
| 1990s | 3,791 | #575 |
| 2000s | 8,724 | #359 |
| 2010s | 5,703 | #568 |
| 2020–25 | 1,734 | #946 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
57.9% of babies named Madalyn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Madalyn is most popular
The index compares Madalyn's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Madalyn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 1.79× | 683 |
| Indiana | 1.70× | 781 |
| Minnesota | 1.58× | 560 |
| Kentucky | 1.49× | 484 |
| Alabama | 1.48× | 510 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Madalyn and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Madalyn (this page) | 22,267 | 2008 |
| Madelyn | 111,950 | 2015 |
| Madilyn | 23,625 | 2012 |
| Madalynn | 9,322 | 2009 |
| Madolyn | 1,283 | 1914 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Madalyn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Madalyn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Madalyn (2008).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data