Given name & surname
Mandolin
Mandolin is a variant of Madoline. One English interpretation is “one who is accomplished with the stringed instrument.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mandolin is a variant of Madoline. One English interpretation is “one who is accomplished with the stringed instrument.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mandolin is a variant of Madoline. An origin associated with Madoline is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mandolin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 186
- 0 boys · 186 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 211 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.
Mandolin’s family of names
Mandolin has a related form in Madoline.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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