Girls' name · peaked in 2015
Madelyn name popularity since 1925
112,000 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Madelyn. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Madelyn is about 15 years old in 2026. Madelyn peaked in 2015 as the #59 name for girls, and it ranked #71 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 112,000
- Named Madelyn, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #71
- for girls in 2025 (3,362 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 111,950 girls · 50 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 1.60× its national share
Peak year is the year Madelyn 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.
Madelyn births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Madelyn peaked in 2015.
- Steepest fall: Between 1951 and 1956, Madelyn's share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 8,080 to 1 in 13,400.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, it became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 3,810 baby girls to 1 in 916.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Madelyn's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Madelyn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Madelyn in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 1,628 | 0 | #581 |
| 1940s | 2,297 | 0 | #558 |
| 1950s | 1,959 | 0 | #691 |
| 1960s | 1,140 | 0 | #956 |
| 1970s | 870 | 0 | #1,322 |
| 1980s | 1,206 | 0 | #1,749 |
| 1990s | 8,640 | 0 | #365 |
| 2000s | 32,620 | 33 | #107 |
| 2010s | 39,199 | 10 | #59 |
| 2020–25 | 21,085 | 7 | #71 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.0% of babies named Madelyn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Madelyn is most popular
The index compares Madelyn'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 Madelyn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1.60× | 553 |
| Delaware | 1.44× | 327 |
| Nevada | 1.39× | 545 |
| Wisconsin | 1.39× | 3,006 |
| Minnesota | 1.32× | 2,650 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Madelyn 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Madelyn (this page) | 111,950 | 2015 |
| Madilyn | 23,625 | 2012 |
| Madalyn | 22,267 | 2008 |
| Madelynn | 18,912 | 2009 |
| Madelin | 3,116 | 2000 |
| Madolyn | 1,283 | 1914 |
| Madelon | 1,239 | 1920 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Madelyn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Madelyn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Madelyn (2015).
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