Madolyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-uh-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Madolyn 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 Madolyn mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madelyn, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
Variant of Madelyn, a form of Madeline, which traces back to Mary Magdalene, meaning woman of Magdala.
Is Madolyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Madolyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Madolyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1921, with 45 girls. It first appears in the records in 1896.
Half of all the girls named Madolyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madolyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 34 | #4,379 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,872 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4,488 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,276 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 39 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,200 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,283 |
| 1950 | 16 | #2,534 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,849 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,588 |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,636 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,429 |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,940 |
| 1944 | 18 | #2,026 |
| 1943 | 15 | #2,351 |
| 1942 | 17 | #2,116 |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,501 |
| 1940 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 16 | #2,021 |
| 1937 | 15 | #2,101 |
| 1936 | 15 | #2,032 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,304 |
| 1934 | 16 | #2,002 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,773 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,597 |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,802 |
| 1930 | 17 | #2,022 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,190 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,496 |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,827 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,588 |
| 1925 | 30 | #1,503 |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,770 |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,327 |
| 1922 | 29 | #1,536 |
| 1921 | 45 | #1,136 |
| 1920 | 35 | #1,312 |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,604 |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,380 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,337 |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,408 |
| 1915 | 29 | #1,317 |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,098 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,528 |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,297 |
| 1911 | 14 | #1,241 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,634 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 12 | #1,142 |
| 1906 | 8 | #1,416 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,930 |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,485 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,592 |
| 1902 | 7 | #1,438 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,678 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,699 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,582 |
Nicknames for Madolyn
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Madolyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Evelyn, Madelyn, Miriam, Josephine, Lillian, Isabelle, Madeleine, Margaret, Marian, Vivian, Naomi, Mary
Names related to Madolyn
Madilyn, Madelynn, Madilynn, Madalyn, Madalynn, Madelyne, Madelin
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, “Madolyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madolyn, updated 20 October 2026.