Madelyn

#70 for girls in 2025, 3,362 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #9,894
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2023 · 3,645 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
18 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
116,010
since 1890

Madelyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#703,362—
2024#653,373#9,8947
2023#583,645—
2022#603,724—
2021#713,429—
2020#663,552—
2019#723,581—
2018#723,652—
2017#633,967#12,2465
2016#624,241#12,1855
2015#594,486—
2014#604,312—
2013#683,940—
2012#673,795—
2011#793,604—
2010#763,621—
2009#594,496—
2008#644,567#12,5535
2007#1043,216—
2006#1132,949—
2005#1073,021#8,2998
2004#1113,006#5,49214
2003#1152,985—
2002#1192,852#9,3926
2001#1212,844—
2000#1252,684—
1999#1641,896—
1998#1621,928—
1997#2521,160—
1996#323865—
1995#365716—
1994#455561—
1993#516475—
1992#578404—
1991#637351—
1990#735284—
1989#803237—
1988#974170—
1987#917181—
1986#845197—
1985#1,74065—
1984#1,99151—
1983#1,70064—
1982#1,39987—
1981#1,64170—
1980#1,44884—
1979#1,261101—
1978#1,25598—
1977#1,37082—
1976#1,31682—
1975#1,31683—
1974#1,22689—
1973#1,33975—
1972#1,13397—
1971#1,47369—
1970#1,20194—
1969#1,13995—
1968#1,12390—
1967#1,14286—
1966#1,09692—
1965#952115—
1964#943125—
1963#997114—
1962#967121—
1961#831160—
1960#870142—
1959#777172—
1958#748177—
1957#745178—
1956#811150—
1955#688185—
1954#633207—
1953#590226—
1952#639193—
1951#574223—
1950#517248—
1949#508256—
1948#530244—
1947#528250—
1946#480270—
1945#557174—
1944#514197—
1943#505218—
1942#436278—
1941#463225—
1940#510185—
1939#460211—
1938#488186—
1937#510165—
1936#620113—
1935#578124—
1934#482175—
1933#541138—
1932#510164—
1931#506164—
1930#485188—
1929#455209—
1928#439239—
1927#422265—
1926#401293—
1925#396300—
1924#384315—
1923#378310—
1922#373305—
1921#366331—
1920#381302—
1919#382285—
1918#394275—
1917#386266—
1916#401246—
1915#414209—
1914#348227—
1913#389155—
1912#414125—
1911#48971—
1910#50365—
1909#44569—
1908#56743—
1907#54544—
1906#45357—
1905#60034—
1904#54537—
1903#46747—
1902#64826—
1901#69921—
1900#54339—
1899#57828—
1898#65025—
1897#69920—
1896#61026—
1895#81515—
1894#99810—
1893#86512—
1892#1,2786—
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1890#1,2106—
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First appearance
1890

The first year at least five girls were named Madelyn! It came in at #1,210, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1890–1892, when fewer than 9 girls a year got the name.

Where Madelyn is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedAKMaine: #175 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 820 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #142 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 627 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #284 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsMNIllinois: #504 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,612 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedWIMichigan: #294 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,782 girlsMINew York: #287 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,270 girlsNYMassachusetts: #249 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,953 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,374 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedINOhio: #335 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,149 girlsOHPennsylvania: #285 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,966 girlsPANew Jersey: #221 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,259 girlsNJConnecticut: #175 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsCTCalifornia: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,729 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #479 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,284 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedNMKansas: #322 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,671 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Madelyn, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#142 · 1 in 627
  2. Maine#175 · 1 in 820
  3. Connecticut#175 · 1 in 1,299
  4. New Jersey#221 · 1 in 2,259
  5. Massachusetts#249 · 1 in 2,953

Best ever in a state: #17 in New Hampshire, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#14251 in 627
Connecticut#17591 in 1,299
Maine#17571 in 820
New Jersey#221121 in 2,259
Massachusetts#249111 in 2,953
Minnesota#28481 in 2,481
Pennsylvania#285221 in 3,966
New York#287281 in 3,270
Michigan#294101 in 2,782
Iowa#30081 in 2,374
Kansas#32251 in 2,671
Ohio#335111 in 4,149
California#39451 in 3,729
Missouri#47951 in 5,284
Illinois#50471 in 7,612
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Madelyn
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#65 → #70)
  • 4 spots since 2020 (#66 → #70)
  • 11 spots since 2015 (#59 → #70)
  • Biggest jump: 895 spots in 1986 (#1,740 → #845)
  • Biggest drop: 156 spots in 1901 (#543 → #699)
Rise & fade · girls
133 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1890
  • Peaked 2023 at #58 (3,645 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 18 yrs · run 2008–2025
  • Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1893–1965
Share of babies · girls
1 in 398
  • Highest: 1 in 398 girls born in 2015 were named Madelyn (0.25%)
  • Latest: 1 in 478 girls born in 2025 (0.21%)
  • Its best rank, #58 in 2023, was only 1 in 440 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 33.8% of all girls named Madelyn (39,199) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s156#578 (1899)#871
1900s417#445 (1909)#551
1910s1,924#348 (1914)#412
1920s2,869#366 (1921)#400
1930s1,628#460 (1939)#518
1940s2,297#436 (1942)#503
1950s1,959#517 (1950)#672
1960s1,140#831 (1961)#1,006
1970s870#1,133 (1972)#1,289
1980s1,206#803 (1989)#1,346
1990s8,640#162 (1998)#419
2000s32,620#59 (2009)#104
2010s39,199#59 (2015)#68
2020s21,085#58 (2023)#65

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Madelyn in 1915

girls
#414
209 births · 1 in 4,707 girls

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #414Madelyn209
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 4,707 of them was named Madelyn, which outranked 91.7% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Madelyn
  1. #410Fanny211
  2. #412Hope210
  3. #412Rubye210
  4. #414Madelyn209
  5. #414Beth209
  6. #414Hortense209
  7. #414Polly209
  8. #418Louella208
  9. #419Angie207
  10. #419Melva207

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915 →