girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Madilyn

Meaning Rare non-standard spelling of Madeline Gender Girl Rank 2025 #464 Trend ↓ Falling 21%

Rare non-standard spelling of Madeline.

Rank 2025
#464
among girls · ↓43 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
662
named Madilyn · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,428
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
1,169 babies
All-time total
23,632
#950 all-time among girls
First recorded
1924
in Social Security records

Madilyn popularity over time

23,632 babies have been named Madilyn since 1924, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2012Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s 7 1 – #4,275
1930s 24 2 +243% #3,644
1940s 32 3 +33% #3,150
1950s 29 3 -9% #4,178
1960s – – – –
1970s 16 2 – #8,292
1980s 75 8 +369% #3,969
1990s 1,191 119 +1488% #783
2000s 6,936 694 +482% #288
2010s 10,129 1,013 +46% #287
2020s (to 2025) 5,193 866 -15% #319

Where Madilyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 635 0.40 #481
2027 613 0.38 #488
2028 595 0.37 #499
2029 579 0.36 outside top 500
2030 567 0.35 outside top 500

Where Madilyn is most popular

Girls named Madilyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.523 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Alaska, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Madilyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 40 1.53 +192%
Alaska 12 1.39 +167%
Mississippi 63 1.35 +158%
North Dakota 17 1.29 +147%
Kentucky 104 1.22 +133%
Alabama 111 1.18 +126%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +124%
Arkansas 61 1.15 +121%
Nebraska 40 1.11 +113%
Oklahoma 74 1.01 +92%
Kansas 56 0.971 +86%
Indiana 136 0.969 +85%
South Carolina 86 0.957 +83%
Wisconsin 98 0.951 +82%
South Dakota 13 0.911 +74%
Iowa 53 0.907 +73%
Tennessee 140 0.884 +69%
Idaho 28 0.837 +60%
Ohio 196 0.826 +58%
Michigan 150 0.824 +57%
Missouri 99 0.821 +57%
Utah 68 0.817 +56%
New Hampshire 15 0.812 +55%
North Carolina 173 0.760 +45%
Georgia 171 0.753 +44%
Oregon 48 0.737 +41%
Pennsylvania 167 0.706 +35%
Minnesota 69 0.639 +22%
Virginia 105 0.616 +18%
Colorado 66 0.591 +13%
Maryland 62 0.585 +12%
Louisiana 50 0.571 +9%
Arizona 80 0.570 +9%
Texas 444 0.552 +6%
Nevada 25 0.538 ≈ national
Washington 76 0.526 ≈ national
Illinois 119 0.520 ≈ national
Florida 221 0.517 ≈ national
Connecticut 30 0.516 ≈ national
Massachusetts 57 0.471 -10%
Maine 7 0.453 -13%
Delaware 5 0.441 -16%
New York 142 0.359 -31%
California 292 0.347 -34%
New Jersey 48 0.266 -49%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Madilyn

Madilyn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #464 in 2025 with 662 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1924, 23,632 American babies have been named Madilyn. Its peak came in 2008, when 1,169 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Madilyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Madilyn?

The median living Madilyn is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 18. An estimated 23 thousand people named Madilyn are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Madilyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 662 #464
2024 741 #421
2023 848 #360
2022 973 #331
2021 1,019 #319
2020 950 #326
2019 1,006 #318
2018 989 #328
2017 951 #338
2016 1,005 #327
2015 1,028 #316
2014 1,078 #303
2013 947 #341
2012 1,101 #287
2011 1,057 #301
2010 967 #332
2009 1,147 #290
2008 1,169 #288
2007 860 #383
2006 732 #435
2005 610 #499
2004 584 #504
2003 530 #533
2002 466 #568
2001 447 #575
2000 391 #642
1995 107 #1,488
1990 20 #4,799
1985 6 #10,088
1980 – –
1975 5 #9,951
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 5 #6,373
1950 8 #4,178
1945 9 #3,296
1940 6 #4,156
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Madilyn

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Madilyn Bailey Madilyn Bailey American singer and songwriter (born 1992) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Madilyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Madilyn?

The median living Madilyn is about 12 years old. Half of all living Madilyns are between 6 and 18 years old.

How many people named Madilyn are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Madilyn are alive in the United States, based on 23,632 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Madilyn mean?

Rare non-standard spelling of Madeline.

How popular is the name Madilyn in 2025?

Madilyn ranked #464 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 662 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Madilyn?

23,632 babies have been named Madilyn in the United States since 1924, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Madilyn most popular?

Madilyn peaked in 2008, when 1,169 newborns received the name.

Is Madilyn a boy or girl name?

Madilyn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Madilyn rising or falling?

Madilyn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Madilyn become more popular?

Madilyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 567 girls named Madilyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Madilyn?

Well-known people named Madilyn include Madilyn Bailey (singer).

Names like Madilyn

Names that sound and feel close to Madilyn: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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