Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Madilynn

Meaning Rare fanciful spelling of Madeline Gender Girl Rank 2025 #860 Trend ↓ Falling 37%

Rare fanciful spelling of Madeline.

Rank 2025
#860
among girls · ↓76 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
315
named Madilynn · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,102
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
656 babies
All-time total
11,432
#1,528 all-time among girls
First recorded
1987
in Social Security records

Madilynn popularity over time

11,432 babies have been named Madilynn since 1987, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

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 – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 15 2 – #8,440
1990s 318 32 +2020% #1,728
2000s 2,590 259 +714% #552
2010s 5,733 573 +121% #479
2020s (to 2025) 2,776 463 -19% #506

Where Madilynn 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 293 0.18 outside top 500
2027 275 0.17 outside top 500
2028 261 0.16 outside top 500
2029 250 0.16 outside top 500
2030 241 0.15 outside top 500

Where Madilynn is most popular

Girls named Madilynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.268 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Alabama.

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 Madilynn 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 50 1.91 +611%
Kentucky 70 0.818 +205%
Alabama 69 0.735 +174%
Arkansas 37 0.700 +161%
Mississippi 30 0.641 +139%
Oklahoma 46 0.625 +133%
Tennessee 95 0.600 +124%
Missouri 71 0.589 +120%
Kansas 32 0.555 +107%
Indiana 72 0.513 +91%
Ohio 118 0.497 +85%
Nebraska 17 0.473 +76%
South Carolina 40 0.445 +66%
Michigan 77 0.423 +58%
Georgia 88 0.387 +44%
North Carolina 84 0.369 +38%
Virginia 62 0.364 +36%
Iowa 21 0.359 +34%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +31%
Washington 47 0.325 +21%
Maine 5 0.323 +21%
Minnesota 33 0.306 +14%
Colorado 34 0.305 +14%
Wisconsin 30 0.291 +9%
Texas 232 0.288 +8%
Pennsylvania 67 0.283 +6%
Oregon 17 0.261 ≈ national
Louisiana 22 0.251 -6%
Illinois 55 0.240 -10%
Florida 100 0.234 -13%
Maryland 23 0.217 -19%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -23%
New York 66 0.167 -38%
California 136 0.162 -40%
Arizona 21 0.150 -44%
Utah 12 0.144 -46%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -81%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -90%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Madilynn

Madilynn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #860 in 2025 with 315 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 11,432 American babies have been named Madilynn. Its peak came in 2014, when 656 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Madilynn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Madilynn?

The median living Madilynn is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 16. An estimated 11 thousand people named Madilynn are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Madilynn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 315 #860
2024 359 #784
2023 388 #727
2022 531 #567
2021 583 #531
2020 600 #506
2019 579 #529
2018 557 #560
2017 557 #554
2016 598 #520
2015 639 #499
2014 656 #479
2013 568 #526
2012 528 #559
2011 533 #547
2010 518 #562
2009 553 #552
2008 461 #667
2007 356 #805
2006 256 #1,007
2005 204 #1,143
2004 187 #1,200
2003 187 #1,158
2002 158 #1,256
2001 113 #1,624
2000 115 #1,554
1995 26 #4,048
1990 8 #9,799
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Madilynn?

The median living Madilynn is about 11 years old. Half of all living Madilynns are between 6 and 16 years old.

How many people named Madilynn are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Madilynn are alive in the United States, based on 11,432 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Madilynn mean?

Rare fanciful spelling of Madeline.

How popular is the name Madilynn in 2025?

Madilynn ranked #860 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 315 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Madilynn?

11,432 babies have been named Madilynn in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Madilynn most popular?

Madilynn peaked in 2014, when 656 newborns received the name.

Is Madilynn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Madilynn rising or falling?

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

Will Madilynn become more popular?

Madilynn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 241 girls named Madilynn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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