Girls' name · peaked in 2012
Madilyn name popularity since 1925
23,625 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Madilyn. Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Madilyn is about 13 years old in 2026. Madilyn peaked in 2012 as the #287 name for girls, and it ranked #464 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,625
- Named Madilyn, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #464
- for girls in 2025 (662 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 23,625 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.47× its national share
Peak year is the year Madilyn 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.
Madilyn births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Madilyn peaked in 2012.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, Madilyn became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 16,400 baby girls to 1 in 4,640.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Madilyn's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Madilyn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Madilyn in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 24 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 32 | #3,296 |
| 1950s | 29 | #6,373 |
| 1960s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 16 | #9,951 |
| 1980s | 75 | #10,088 |
| 1990s | 1,191 | #1,488 |
| 2000s | 6,936 | #499 |
| 2010s | 10,129 | #316 |
| 2020–25 | 5,193 | #464 |
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
51.6% of babies named Madilyn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Madilyn is most popular
The index compares Madilyn'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 Madilyn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.47× | 477 |
| Arkansas | 1.65× | 385 |
| Arizona | 1.59× | 468 |
| Oklahoma | 1.59× | 471 |
| Tennessee | 1.53× | 731 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Madilyn 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Madilyn (this page) | 23,625 | 2012 |
| Madelyn | 111,950 | 2015 |
| Madalyn | 22,267 | 2008 |
| Madilynn | 11,432 | 2020 |
| Maddilyn | 1,350 | 2016 |
| 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 Madilyn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Madilyn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Madilyn (2012).
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