Madailein
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-uh-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Madailein is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Magdala”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Madailein mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madeline, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
Variant of Madeline, which traces back to Mary Magdalene, whose name means woman of Magdala.
Is Madailein a girl's or a boy's name?
Madailein is a girls' name.
How popular is Madailein in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Madailein in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madailein in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
Nicknames for Madailein
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Madailein
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Madilyn Mckenna Teagan Hadassah Aaliyah Taliyah Kennedy Eden Kaliyah Brooklyn Cassidy Makayla
Names related to Madailein
Madeline Madeleine Madilynn Madalyn Madalynn Madelin Maddilyn
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Madailein: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madailein, updated 20 October 2026.