Madelyne
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-uh-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #2,256 for girls
Madelyne is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Magdala”. In 2025 it ranked 2,256th for girls in the US (81 babies).
What does Madelyne mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madeline, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
A spelling of Madeline, which comes from Mary Magdalene, a follower of Jesus from the town of Magdala.
Is Madelyne a girl's or a boy's name?
Madelyne is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 81 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Madelyne in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 7 girls.
Madelyne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
How popular is Madelyne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,256among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 81about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 82% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 81 girls in the US were named Madelyne, making it the 2,256th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,004th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 129 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the girls named Madelyne in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,687 girls in the US were given Madelyne or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #214, up from #2,256 for this spelling alone.
Madelyne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | #2,256 |
| 2024 | 110 | #1,823 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2022 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,933 |
| 2020 | 35 | #4,004 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,856 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3,496 |
| 2017 | 70 | #2,530 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,866 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,846 |
| 2014 | 56 | #3,003 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,869 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2011 | 79 | #2,346 |
| 2010 | 87 | #2,220 |
| 2009 | 100 | #2,041 |
| 2008 | 106 | #1,977 |
| 2007 | 100 | #2,034 |
| 2006 | 111 | #1,833 |
| 2005 | 92 | #2,029 |
| 2004 | 115 | #1,683 |
| 2003 | 123 | #1,560 |
| 2002 | 110 | #1,670 |
| 2001 | 126 | #1,488 |
| 2000 | 129 | #1,423 |
| 1999 | 106 | #1,578 |
| 1998 | 109 | #1,531 |
| 1997 | 77 | #1,896 |
| 1996 | 66 | #2,082 |
| 1995 | 81 | #1,772 |
| 1994 | 49 | #2,536 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 33 | #3,337 |
| 1991 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1990 | 28 | #3,709 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,849 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,768 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,879 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,915 |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,446 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,415 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,206 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,417 |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,179 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,688 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,729 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,447 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,363 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,224 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,586 |
| 1928 | 16 | #2,193 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,350 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,377 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,723 |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,782 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,897 |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,988 |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,172 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,801 |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,805 |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,708 |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,739 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,383 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,264 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,528 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,359 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
Nicknames for Madelyne
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Madelyne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabelle Molly Abigail Jasmine Chloe Zoe Hannah Ellie Elise Gabrielle Maeve Mia
Other spellings of Madelyne
Madilyn Madilynn Madalyn Madalynn Madelin Madelaine Maddilyn Madelynne Madaline Maddilynn Madelein
Names related to Madelyne
More Hebrew names
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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, “Madelyne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madelyne, updated 20 October 2026.