Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Maddelyn isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maddelyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 751
- 0 boys · 751 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,463 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,463 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 609 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maddelyn’s family of names
Maddelyn may belong to the same name family as Madelyn. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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