Madelynn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-a-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #524 for girls
Madelynn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Magdala”. In 2025 it ranked 524th for girls in the US (573 babies).
What does Madelynn mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madelyn, itself a spelling of Madeline, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
Spelling of Madeline, ultimately from the byname of Mary Magdalene.
Meaning borrowed from Madelyn. More on Wiktionary.
Is Madelynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Madelynn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 573 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Madelynn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 7 girls.
Madelynn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
How popular is Madelynn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 524th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 573 about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 573 girls in the US were named Madelynn, making it the 524th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 481st. Its busiest year was 2009, with 862 girls. It first appears in the records in 1920.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Madelynn than any year since 2006.
Half of all the girls named Madelynn in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 7,105 girls in the US were given Madelynn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #21, up from #524 for this spelling alone.
Madelynn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 573 | #524 |
| 2024 | 595 | #518 |
| 2023 | 623 | #490 |
| 2022 | 675 | #471 |
| 2021 | 642 | #490 |
| 2020 | 636 | #481 |
| 2019 | 676 | #460 |
| 2018 | 648 | #485 |
| 2017 | 692 | #458 |
| 2016 | 674 | #471 |
| 2015 | 770 | #415 |
| 2014 | 732 | #437 |
| 2013 | 767 | #400 |
| 2012 | 777 | #400 |
| 2011 | 780 | #403 |
| 2010 | 806 | #397 |
| 2009 | 862 | #374 |
| 2008 | 831 | #387 |
| 2007 | 680 | #472 |
| 2006 | 534 | #550 |
| 2005 | 524 | #548 |
| 2004 | 520 | #547 |
| 2003 | 515 | #541 |
| 2002 | 527 | #519 |
| 2001 | 498 | #537 |
| 2000 | 481 | #541 |
| 1999 | 354 | #652 |
| 1998 | 370 | #629 |
| 1997 | 211 | #942 |
| 1996 | 135 | #1,277 |
| 1995 | 122 | #1,343 |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1993 | 51 | #2,446 |
| 1992 | 48 | #2,571 |
| 1991 | 40 | #2,880 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 24 | #3,800 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 10 | #3,909 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 9 | #3,965 |
| 1953 | 12 | #3,268 |
| 1952 | 11 | #3,371 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,936 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,175 |
| 1948 | 21 | #2,125 |
| 1947 | 21 | #2,145 |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 17 | #2,059 |
| 1944 | 8 | #3,377 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #4,027 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,956 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
Nicknames for Madelynn
Names like Madelynn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden, Delilah, Maeve, Maddison, Mia, Sienna, Myla, Eliana, Maryam, Mila, Ava, Isabella
Other spellings of Madelynn
Madelyn, Madeline, Maddelyn, Madeleyn, Madalynne, Maddeline, Madalyne, Madilynne, Madilyne
Names related to Madelynn
Madeleine, Madelaine, Madalyn, Madilyn, Madelene, 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, “Madelynn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madelynn, updated 20 October 2026.