Madelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-a-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #826 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #70 for girls
Madelyn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Magdala”. In 2025 it ranked 826th for girls in the UK (47 babies) and 70th for girls in the US (3,362 babies).
What does Madelyn mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madeline, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
Spelling of Madeline, ultimately from the byname of Mary Magdalene.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Madelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Madelyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 girls in the UK and 3,362 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Madelyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #826among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 5,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 47 girls in the UK were named Madelyn, making it the 826th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,213th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 54 girls.
Half of all the girls named Madelyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 208 girls in the UK were given Madelyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #255, up from #826 for this spelling alone.
- Madeline 161
- Madelyn 47
Among girls in 2025, it was 778th in England and Wales.
Madelyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #826 |
| 2024 | 35 | #1,046 |
| 2023 | 54 | #727 |
| 2022 | 44 | #864 |
| 2021 | 33 | #1,109 |
| 2020 | 29 | #1,213 |
| 2019 | 29 | #1,220 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,237 |
| 2017 | 49 | #851 |
| 2016 | 37 | #1,037 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,276 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2013 | 43 | #930 |
| 2012 | 35 | #1,078 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2010 | 28 | #1,229 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,212 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 38 | #893 |
| 2006 | 27 | #1,087 |
| 2005 | 27 | #1,022 |
| 2004 | 32 | #910 |
| 2003 | 23 | #1,087 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,398 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Madelyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #70among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3,362about 1 in 480 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.9%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3,362 girls in the US were named Madelyn, making it the 70th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 66th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 4,567 girls. It first appears in the records in 1890.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Madelyn than any year since 2007.
Half of all the girls named Madelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 7,105 girls in the US were given Madelyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #21, up from #70 for this spelling alone.
Madelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,362 | #70 |
| 2024 | 3,373 | #65 |
| 2023 | 3,645 | #58 |
| 2022 | 3,724 | #60 |
| 2021 | 3,429 | #71 |
| 2020 | 3,552 | #66 |
| 2019 | 3,581 | #72 |
| 2018 | 3,652 | #72 |
| 2017 | 3,967 | #63 |
| 2016 | 4,241 | #62 |
| 2015 | 4,486 | #59 |
| 2014 | 4,312 | #60 |
| 2013 | 3,940 | #68 |
| 2012 | 3,795 | #67 |
| 2011 | 3,604 | #79 |
| 2010 | 3,621 | #76 |
| 2009 | 4,496 | #59 |
| 2008 | 4,567 | #64 |
| 2007 | 3,216 | #104 |
| 2006 | 2,949 | #113 |
| 2005 | 3,021 | #107 |
| 2004 | 3,006 | #111 |
| 2003 | 2,985 | #115 |
| 2002 | 2,852 | #119 |
| 2001 | 2,844 | #121 |
| 2000 | 2,684 | #125 |
| 1999 | 1,896 | #164 |
| 1998 | 1,928 | #162 |
| 1997 | 1,160 | #252 |
| 1996 | 865 | #323 |
| 1995 | 716 | #365 |
| 1994 | 561 | #455 |
| 1993 | 475 | #516 |
| 1992 | 404 | #578 |
| 1991 | 351 | #637 |
| 1990 | 284 | #734 |
| 1989 | 237 | #801 |
| 1988 | 170 | #974 |
| 1987 | 181 | #917 |
| 1986 | 197 | #845 |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,739 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,990 |
| 1983 | 64 | #1,700 |
| 1982 | 87 | #1,399 |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,641 |
| 1980 | 84 | #1,448 |
| 1979 | 101 | #1,261 |
| 1978 | 98 | #1,255 |
| 1977 | 82 | #1,370 |
| 1976 | 82 | #1,316 |
| 1975 | 83 | #1,316 |
| 1974 | 89 | #1,226 |
| 1973 | 75 | #1,339 |
| 1972 | 97 | #1,133 |
| 1971 | 69 | #1,473 |
| 1970 | 94 | #1,201 |
| 1969 | 95 | #1,139 |
| 1968 | 90 | #1,123 |
| 1967 | 86 | #1,142 |
| 1966 | 92 | #1,096 |
| 1965 | 115 | #952 |
| 1964 | 125 | #943 |
| 1963 | 114 | #997 |
| 1962 | 121 | #967 |
| 1961 | 160 | #831 |
| 1960 | 142 | #870 |
| 1959 | 172 | #777 |
| 1958 | 177 | #747 |
| 1957 | 178 | #744 |
| 1956 | 150 | #810 |
| 1955 | 185 | #687 |
| 1954 | 207 | #632 |
| 1953 | 226 | #589 |
| 1952 | 193 | #638 |
| 1951 | 223 | #573 |
| 1950 | 248 | #516 |
| 1949 | 256 | #507 |
| 1948 | 244 | #529 |
| 1947 | 250 | #528 |
| 1946 | 270 | #480 |
| 1945 | 174 | #557 |
| 1944 | 197 | #514 |
| 1943 | 218 | #505 |
| 1942 | 278 | #436 |
| 1941 | 225 | #463 |
| 1940 | 185 | #510 |
| 1939 | 211 | #460 |
| 1938 | 186 | #488 |
| 1937 | 165 | #510 |
| 1936 | 113 | #620 |
| 1935 | 124 | #578 |
| 1934 | 175 | #482 |
| 1933 | 138 | #541 |
| 1932 | 164 | #510 |
| 1931 | 164 | #506 |
| 1930 | 188 | #485 |
| 1929 | 209 | #455 |
| 1928 | 239 | #439 |
| 1927 | 265 | #422 |
| 1926 | 293 | #401 |
| 1925 | 300 | #396 |
| 1924 | 315 | #384 |
| 1923 | 310 | #378 |
| 1922 | 305 | #373 |
| 1921 | 331 | #366 |
| 1920 | 302 | #381 |
| 1919 | 285 | #382 |
| 1918 | 275 | #394 |
| 1917 | 266 | #386 |
| 1916 | 246 | #401 |
| 1915 | 209 | #414 |
| 1914 | 227 | #348 |
| 1913 | 155 | #389 |
| 1912 | 125 | #414 |
| 1911 | 71 | #489 |
| 1910 | 65 | #503 |
| 1909 | 69 | #445 |
| 1908 | 43 | #567 |
| 1907 | 44 | #545 |
| 1906 | 57 | #453 |
| 1905 | 34 | #600 |
| 1904 | 37 | #545 |
| 1903 | 47 | #467 |
| 1902 | 26 | #648 |
| 1901 | 21 | #699 |
| 1900 | 39 | #543 |
| 1899 | 28 | #578 |
| 1898 | 25 | #650 |
| 1897 | 20 | #699 |
| 1896 | 26 | #610 |
| 1895 | 15 | #815 |
| 1894 | 10 | #998 |
| 1893 | 12 | #865 |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,278 |
| 1891 | 8 | #1,006 |
| 1890 | 6 | #1,209 |
Nicknames for Madelyn
Names like Madelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Evelyn Delilah Eden Isabella Ava Aurora Isabelle Mia Mariam Miriam Maddison Myla
Other spellings of Madelyn
Madeline Madelynn Maddelyn Madeleyn Madalynne Maddeline Madalyne Madilynne Madilyne
Names related to Madelyn
Madeleine Madalena Madelaine Madalyn Madilyn Madilynn Madalynn Madelyne
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Madelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madelyn, updated 20 October 2026.