Madelynn

#524 for girls in 2025, 573 births

Peak · girls
2009 · 862 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
18,937
since 1920

Madelynn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Madelynn has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #374, 2009girls
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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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Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#524573
2024#518595
2023#490623
2022#471675
2021#490642
2020#481636
2019#460676
2018#485648
2017#458692
2016#471674
2015#415770
2014#437732
2013#400767
2012#400777
2011#403780
2010#397806
2009#374862
2008#387831
2007#472680
2006#550534
2005#548524
2004#547520
2003#541515
2002#519527
2001#537498
2000#541481
1999#652354
1998#629370
1997#943211
1996#1,279135
1995#1,346122
1994#1,77082
1993#2,45151
1992#2,57648
1991#2,88640
1990#3,22734
1989#4,02024
1988#3,80524
1987#4,47418
1986#3,75722
1985#10,6775
1984#9,1446
1983#6,7059
1982—
1981#8,1287
1980#10,3925
1979#9,0106
1978#9,7505
1977#8,4446
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1974#8,7755
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1972#8,2925
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1968#7,0165
1967#4,9828
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1965#5,2897
1964#4,6369
1963#5,2967
1962#6,5785
1961#6,5675
1960#6,3905
1959#5,0317
1958#4,1939
1957#3,15014
1956#3,91010
1955#4,0699
1954#3,9679
1953#3,26912
1952#3,37211
1951#2,93713
1950#3,9628
1949#3,17611
1948#2,12621
1947#2,14621
1946#3,03411
1945#2,06017
1944#3,3788
1943#3,2499
1942#2,81711
1941#3,9546
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1929#4,5705
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1923#4,3766
1922#2,95811
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1920#3,5988
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First appearance
1920

The first year at least five girls were named Madelynn! It came in at #3,598, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1921, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Madelynn is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedNHWashington: #611 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,262 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #285 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsMNIllinois: #536 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsILWisconsin: #330 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,565 girlsWIMichigan: #290 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,480 girlsMINew York: #1,127 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,923 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedRIOregon: #536 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,650 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedSDIowa: #269 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsIAIndiana: #315 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,548 girlsINOhio: #300 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsOHPennsylvania: #539 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,227 girlsPANew Jersey: #739 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,510 girlsNJConnecticut: #503 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsCTCalifornia: #716 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 4,348 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedUTColorado: #562 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,747 girlsCONebraska: #338 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,382 girlsNEMissouri: #356 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,813 girlsMOKentucky: #237 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #861 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,301 girlsVAMaryland: #592 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,096 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedDEArizona: #745 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,948 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedNMKansas: #289 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,251 girlsKSArkansas: #283 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsARTennessee: #339 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,635 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #786 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,540 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #474 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #589 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,779 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #460 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsALGeorgia: #774 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,283 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Madelynn, so not publishedHITexas: #609 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 3,417 girlsTXFlorida: #919 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,122 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#237 · 1 in 1,094
  2. Iowa#269 · 1 in 1,140
  3. Arkansas#283 · 1 in 1,119
  4. Minnesota#285 · 1 in 1,301
  5. Kansas#289 · 1 in 1,251

Best ever in a state: #123 in South Dakota, 2002.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#237181 in 1,094
Iowa#269121 in 1,140
Arkansas#283111 in 1,119
Minnesota#285201 in 1,301
Kansas#289111 in 1,251
Michigan#290321 in 1,480
Ohio#300361 in 1,591
Indiana#315211 in 1,548
Wisconsin#330161 in 1,565
Nebraska#33861 in 1,382
Tennessee#339191 in 1,635
Missouri#356161 in 1,813
Alabama#46091 in 2,193
South Carolina#47481 in 2,181
Connecticut#50351 in 2,847
Illinois#536221 in 3,053
Oregon#53661 in 2,650
Pennsylvania#539171 in 3,227
Colorado#56291 in 2,747
Oklahoma#58961 in 2,779
Maryland#59281 in 3,096
Texas#609471 in 3,417
Washington#61191 in 3,262
California#716531 in 4,348
New Jersey#73991 in 4,510
Arizona#74591 in 3,948
Georgia#774121 in 4,283
North Carolina#786101 in 4,540
Virginia#86171 in 5,301
Florida#919141 in 6,122
New York#1,127121 in 7,923
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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 Madelynn
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#518 → #524)
  • 43 spots since 2020 (#481 → #524)
  • 109 spots since 2015 (#415 → #524)
  • Biggest jump: 336 spots in 1997 (#1,279 → #943)
  • Biggest drop: 56 spots in 2016 (#415 → #471)
Rise & fade · girls
89 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1920
  • Peaked 2009 at #374 (862 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1997–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,131
  • Highest: 1 in 2,131 girls born in 2009 were named Madelynn (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,805 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 38.7% of all girls named Madelynn (7,322) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s37#2,958 (1922)#3,906
1930s0——
1940s115#2,060 (1945)#2,882
1950s102#2,937 (1951)#3,786
1960s51#4,636 (1964)#5,844
1970s27#8,292 (1972)#8,854
1980s120#3,757 (1986)#6,789
1990s1,447#629 (1998)#1,776
2000s5,972#374 (2009)#502
2010s7,322#397 (2010)#433
2020s3,744#471 (2022)#496

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.

Madelynn in 2005

girls
#548
524 births · 1 in 3,526 girls

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #548Madelynn524
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 3,526 of them was named Madelynn, which outranked 97.1% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Madelynn
  1. #545Yasmine528
  2. #546Judith526
  3. #547Aspen525
  4. #548Madelynn524
  5. #548Brittney524
  6. #550Cara522
  7. #550Simone522
  8. #552Adeline521

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

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 2005 →