Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Madisyn

Meaning Modern fanciful spelling of Madison Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,332 Trend ↓ Falling 50%

Modern fanciful spelling of Madison.

Rank 2025
#1,332
among girls · ↓42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
168
named Madisyn · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,567
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
950 babies
All-time total
17,379
#1,163 all-time among girls
First recorded
1986
in Social Security records

Madisyn popularity over time

17,379 babies have been named Madisyn since 1986, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 25 – 25 3 – #9,913
1990s 1,591 – 1,591 159 +6264% #534
2000s 7,656 5 7,661 766 +382% #358
2010s 6,435 – 6,435 644 -16% #338
2020s (to 2025) 1,667 – 1,667 278 -57% #726

Where Madisyn 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 150 0.09 outside top 500
2027 136 0.08 outside top 500
2028 125 0.08 outside top 500
2029 116 0.07 outside top 500
2030 109 0.07 outside top 500

Where Madisyn is most popular

Girls named Madisyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.158 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.

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 Madisyn 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
Mississippi 37 0.791 +400%
Alabama 39 0.415 +162%
Georgia 85 0.374 +136%
Louisiana 31 0.354 +124%
South Carolina 31 0.345 +118%
Wisconsin 32 0.311 +96%
Michigan 55 0.302 +91%
Maryland 31 0.293 +85%
Nevada 13 0.280 +77%
Ohio 52 0.219 +38%
North Carolina 49 0.215 +36%
New York 79 0.199 +26%
Indiana 28 0.199 +26%
Illinois 45 0.197 +24%
West Virginia 5 0.191 +21%
Tennessee 30 0.189 +20%
Pennsylvania 41 0.173 +10%
Connecticut 10 0.172 +9%
Florida 71 0.166 +5%
Texas 131 0.163 ≈ national
Virginia 26 0.153 ≈ national
Nebraska 5 0.139 -12%
New Jersey 25 0.139 -12%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -28%
California 76 0.090 -43%
Iowa 5 0.086 -46%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -48%
Arizona 11 0.078 -50%
Oregon 5 0.077 -51%
Missouri 6 0.050 -69%
Colorado 5 0.045 -72%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Madisyn

Madisyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,332 in 2025 with 168 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1986, 17,379 American babies have been named Madisyn. Its peak came in 2010, when 950 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 Madisyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Madisyn?

The median living Madisyn is about 16 years old; half are between 11 and 21. An estimated 17 thousand people named Madisyn are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Madisyn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 168 #1,332 – –
2024 180 #1,290 – –
2023 234 #1,065 – –
2022 350 #805 – –
2021 352 #802 – –
2020 383 #726 – –
2019 374 #752 – –
2018 449 #659 – –
2017 512 #587 – –
2016 578 #539 – –
2015 676 #479 – –
2014 691 #463 – –
2013 664 #462 – –
2012 772 #404 – –
2011 769 #413 – –
2010 950 #338 – –
2009 900 #358 – –
2008 885 #369 – –
2007 850 #386 – –
2006 768 #414 – –
2005 819 #381 – –
2004 747 #408 5 #12,497
2003 728 #413 – –
2002 691 #422 – –
2001 658 #427 – –
2000 610 #454 – –
1995 80 #1,797 – –
1990 14 #6,328 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Madisyn?

The median living Madisyn is about 16 years old. Half of all living Madisyns are between 11 and 21 years old.

How many people named Madisyn are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Madisyn are alive in the United States, based on 17,379 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Madisyn mean?

Modern fanciful spelling of Madison.

How popular is the name Madisyn in 2025?

Madisyn ranked #1,332 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 168 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Madisyn?

17,379 babies have been named Madisyn in the United States since 1986, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Madisyn most popular?

Madisyn peaked in 2010, when 950 newborns received the name.

Is Madisyn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Madisyn rising or falling?

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

Will Madisyn become more popular?

Madisyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 109 girls named Madisyn 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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