Madylyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-uh-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
Madylyn 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 Madylyn mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Madelyn, from Magdalene
“woman of Magdala”
Variant of Madelyn, a form of Madeline, itself from Magdalene, the epithet of Mary Magdalene.
Is Madylyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Madylyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Madylyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Madylyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madylyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Nicknames for Madylyn
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Madylyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Madilyn, Teagan, Eowyn, Brooklyn, Mckenna, Devyn, Cassidy, Kennedy, Eden, Madelyn, Brynn, Londyn
Names related to Madylyn
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, “Madylyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madylyn, updated 20 October 2026.