Madilyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-ih-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #464 for girls
Madilyn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Magdala”. In 2025 it ranked 464th for girls in the US (662 babies).
What does Madilyn mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madeline, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
A respelling of Madeline, the French form of Magdalene, after Mary Magdalene of the Gospels.
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Is Madilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Madilyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 662 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Madilyn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Madilyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madilyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
How popular is Madilyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 464th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 662 about 1 in 2,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 662 girls in the US were named Madilyn, making it the 464th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 326th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 1,169 girls. It first appears in the records in 1924.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Madilyn than any year since 2005.
Half of all the girls named Madilyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,687 girls in the US were given Madilyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #214, up from #464 for this spelling alone.
Madilyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 662 | #464 |
| 2024 | 741 | #421 |
| 2023 | 848 | #360 |
| 2022 | 973 | #331 |
| 2021 | 1,019 | #319 |
| 2020 | 950 | #326 |
| 2019 | 1,006 | #318 |
| 2018 | 989 | #328 |
| 2017 | 951 | #338 |
| 2016 | 1,005 | #326 |
| 2015 | 1,028 | #316 |
| 2014 | 1,078 | #303 |
| 2013 | 947 | #341 |
| 2012 | 1,101 | #287 |
| 2011 | 1,057 | #299 |
| 2010 | 967 | #332 |
| 2009 | 1,147 | #290 |
| 2008 | 1,169 | #288 |
| 2007 | 860 | #383 |
| 2006 | 732 | #435 |
| 2005 | 610 | #499 |
| 2004 | 584 | #504 |
| 2003 | 530 | #533 |
| 2002 | 466 | #568 |
| 2001 | 447 | #574 |
| 2000 | 391 | #640 |
| 1999 | 282 | #782 |
| 1998 | 265 | #800 |
| 1997 | 178 | #1,065 |
| 1996 | 138 | #1,259 |
| 1995 | 107 | #1,479 |
| 1994 | 74 | #1,900 |
| 1993 | 47 | #2,595 |
| 1992 | 50 | #2,508 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
Nicknames for Madilyn
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Madilyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden, Sienna, Kiara, Maeve, Maryam, Maddison, Imogen, Delilah, Mia, Quinn, Nevaeh, Eowyn
Other spellings of Madilyn
Madilynn, Madalyn, Madalynn, Madelyne, Madelin, Madelaine, Maddilyn, Madelynne, Madaline, Maddilynn, Madelein
Names related to Madilyn
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Madilyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madilyn, updated 20 October 2026.