Given name
Madelyn
“woman from Magdala”
In English use, Madelyn has a related form in Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Madelyn has a related form in Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Madelyn has a related form in Madeline. An origin associated with Madeline is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madelyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 116,060
- 50 boys · 116,010 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 4,572 babies
- 2025
- 3,362
- #71 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 3,362 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 71 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 4,567 in 2008. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (419). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 82,365 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.
Madelyn’s family of names
In English usage, Madelyn has a related form in Madeline. In English usage, Madelyn has a conventional equivalent in the German form Magdalena. In English usage, Madelyn has a related form in Madelynne.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Madelyn has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Madelyn
- Madelyn ClineAmerican actress (born 1997)
- Madelyn Deutchactressborn 1991
- Madelyn RodríguezDominican Republic taekwondo athleteborn 2000
- Madelyn PughAmerican television writer and screenwriter (1921-2011)
- Madelyn ClareEarly 20th century American actor (1894-1975)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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