Given name
Madlyn
“woman from Magdala”
Madlyn is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Madlyn is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Madlyn is a variant of 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 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madlyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,377
- 0 boys · 2,377 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,271 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +18%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,271 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 76 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,372 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.
Madlyn’s family of names
Madlyn has a related form in Madeline. In English usage, Madlyn has a conventional equivalent in the German form Magdalena. Madlyn has a related form in Madeleine.
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Around the world
Madlyn has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Madlyn
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