Girls' name · peaked in 2009
Madelynn name popularity since 1925
18,912 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Madelynn. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Madelynn is about 14 years old in 2026. Madelynn peaked in 2009 as the #375 name for girls, and it ranked #524 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,912
- Named Madelynn, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #524
- for girls in 2025 (573 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 18,912 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Indiana
- 1.57× its national share
Peak year is the year Madelynn 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.
Madelynn births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Madelynn both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, Madelynn became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 14,400 baby girls to 1 in 3,780.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Madelynn's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Madelynn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Madelynn in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 12 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 115 | #2,120 |
| 1950s | 102 | #4,256 |
| 1960s | 51 | #5,594 |
| 1970s | 27 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 120 | #11,727 |
| 1990s | 1,447 | #1,351 |
| 2000s | 5,972 | #549 |
| 2010s | 7,322 | #418 |
| 2020–25 | 3,744 | #524 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
49.0% of babies named Madelynn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Madelynn is most popular
The index compares Madelynn'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 Madelynn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1.57× | 651 |
| Arizona | 1.55× | 352 |
| Texas | 1.53× | 2,107 |
| Washington | 1.48× | 434 |
| Wisconsin | 1.47× | 508 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Madelynn 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Madelynn (this page) | 18,912 | 2009 |
| Madelyn | 111,950 | 2015 |
| Madilynn | 11,432 | 2020 |
| Madalynn | 9,322 | 2009 |
| Madelynne | 1,755 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Madelynn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Madelynn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Madelynn (2009).
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