Madelyn is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 2008 and remains in steady use.
Madelyn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #71 for girl births in the United States (and #182 across all names), given to 3,362 babies. Madelyn was first reported in SSA data in 1890 and peaked in 2008 (4,567 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,362 | 3,362 | #71 | — |
| 2024 | 3,380 | 3,380 | #65 | #10,529 |
| 2023 | 3,645 | 3,645 | #58 | — |
| 2022 | 3,724 | 3,724 | #60 | — |
| 2021 | 3,429 | 3,429 | #71 | — |
| 2020 | 3,552 | 3,552 | #66 | — |
| 2019 | 3,581 | 3,581 | #72 | — |
| 2018 | 3,652 | 3,652 | #72 | — |
| 2017 | 3,972 | 3,972 | #63 | #13,516 |
| 2016 | 4,246 | 4,246 | #62 | #13,453 |
| 2015 | 4,486 | 4,486 | #59 | — |
| 2014 | 4,312 | 4,312 | #60 | — |
| 2013 | 3,940 | 3,940 | #68 | — |
| 2012 | 3,795 | 3,795 | #67 | — |
| 2011 | 3,604 | 3,604 | #79 | — |
| 2010 | 3,621 | 3,621 | #76 | — |
| 2009 | 4,496 | 4,496 | #59 | — |
| 2008 | 4,572 | 4,572 | #64 | #13,821 |
| 2007 | 3,216 | 3,216 | #104 | — |
| 2006 | 2,949 | 2,949 | #113 | — |
| 2005 | 3,029 | 3,029 | #107 | #8,798 |
| 2004 | 3,020 | 3,020 | #111 | #5,684 |
| 2003 | 2,985 | 2,985 | #115 | — |
| 2002 | 2,858 | 2,858 | #120 | #10,174 |
| 2001 | 2,844 | 2,844 | #121 | — |
| 2000 | 2,684 | 2,684 | #126 | — |
| 1999 | 1,896 | 1,896 | #164 | — |
| 1998 | 1,928 | 1,928 | #162 | — |
| 1997 | 1,160 | — | #252 | — |
| 1996 | 865 | — | #323 | — |
| 1995 | 716 | — | #365 | — |
| 1994 | 561 | — | #455 | — |
| 1993 | 475 | — | #516 | — |
| 1992 | 404 | — | #578 | — |
| 1991 | 351 | — | #637 | — |
| 1990 | 284 | — | #735 | — |
| 1989 | 237 | — | #808 | — |
| 1988 | 170 | — | #976 | — |
| 1987 | 181 | — | #919 | — |
| 1986 | 197 | — | #846 | — |
| 1985 | 65 | — | #1,749 | — |
| 1984 | 51 | — | #2,009 | — |
| 1983 | 64 | — | #1,707 | — |
| 1982 | 87 | — | #1,410 | — |
| 1981 | 70 | — | #1,655 | — |
| 1980 | 84 | — | #1,452 | — |
| 1979 | 101 | — | #1,265 | — |
| 1978 | 98 | — | #1,262 | — |
| 1977 | 82 | — | #1,372 | — |
| 1976 | 82 | — | #1,324 | — |
| 1975 | 83 | — | #1,322 | — |
| 1974 | 89 | — | #1,230 | — |
| 1973 | 75 | — | #1,347 | — |
| 1972 | 97 | — | #1,139 | — |
| 1971 | 69 | — | #1,483 | — |
| 1970 | 94 | — | #1,204 | — |
| 1969 | 95 | — | #1,146 | — |
| 1968 | 90 | — | #1,131 | — |
| 1967 | 86 | — | #1,144 | — |
| 1966 | 92 | — | #1,100 | — |
| 1965 | 115 | — | #956 | — |
| 1964 | 125 | — | #944 | — |
| 1963 | 114 | — | #999 | — |
| 1962 | 121 | — | #971 | — |
| 1961 | 160 | — | #832 | — |
| 1960 | 142 | — | #872 | — |
| 1959 | 172 | — | #779 | — |
| 1958 | 177 | — | #750 | — |
| 1957 | 178 | — | #747 | — |
| 1956 | 150 | — | #811 | — |
| 1955 | 185 | — | #691 | — |
| 1954 | 207 | — | #635 | — |
| 1953 | 226 | — | #591 | — |
| 1952 | 193 | — | #640 | — |
| 1951 | 223 | — | #575 | — |
| 1950 | 248 | — | #518 | — |
| 1949 | 256 | — | #510 | — |
| 1948 | 244 | — | #530 | — |
| 1947 | 250 | — | #530 | — |
| 1946 | 270 | — | #480 | — |
| 1945 | 174 | — | #558 | — |
| 1944 | 197 | — | #516 | — |
| 1943 | 218 | — | #506 | — |
| 1942 | 278 | — | #436 | — |
| 1941 | 225 | — | #463 | — |
| 1940 | 185 | — | #510 | — |
| 1939 | 211 | — | #461 | — |
| 1938 | 186 | — | #488 | — |
| 1937 | 165 | — | #512 | — |
| 1936 | 113 | — | #621 | — |
| 1935 | 124 | — | #581 | — |
| 1934 | 175 | — | #485 | — |
| 1933 | 138 | — | #543 | — |
| 1932 | 164 | — | #511 | — |
| 1931 | 164 | — | #508 | — |
| 1930 | 188 | — | #486 | — |
| 1929 | 209 | — | #457 | — |
| 1928 | 239 | — | #441 | — |
| 1927 | 265 | — | #423 | — |
| 1926 | 293 | — | #402 | — |
| 1925 | 300 | — | #396 | — |
| 1924 | 315 | — | #385 | — |
| 1923 | 310 | — | #379 | — |
| 1922 | 305 | — | #373 | — |
| 1921 | 331 | — | #367 | — |
| 1920 | 302 | — | #381 | — |
| 1919 | 285 | — | #382 | — |
| 1918 | 275 | — | #395 | — |
| 1917 | 266 | — | #386 | — |
| 1916 | 246 | — | #402 | — |
| 1915 | 209 | — | #416 | — |
| 1914 | 227 | — | #349 | — |
| 1913 | 155 | — | #390 | — |
| 1912 | 125 | — | #417 | — |
| 1911 | 71 | — | #491 | — |
| 1910 | 65 | — | #507 | — |
| 1909 | 69 | — | #452 | — |
| 1908 | 43 | — | #572 | — |
| 1907 | 44 | — | #549 | — |
| 1906 | 57 | — | #457 | — |
| 1905 | 34 | — | #607 | — |
| 1904 | 37 | — | #552 | — |
| 1903 | 47 | — | #469 | — |
| 1902 | 26 | — | #663 | — |
| 1901 | 21 | — | #714 | — |
| 1900 | 39 | — | #550 | — |
| 1899 | 28 | — | #589 | — |
| 1898 | 25 | — | #658 | — |
| 1897 | 20 | — | #708 | — |
| 1896 | 26 | — | #618 | — |
| 1895 | 15 | — | #851 | — |
| 1894 | 10 | — | #1,039 | — |
| 1893 | 12 | — | #889 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,382 | — |
| 1891 | 8 | — | #1,061 | — |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #1,291 | — |