Madelyn

Meaning: Tower; elevated, great
Origin: Variant of Madeline (from Aramaic)

Girl's name · #71 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Madelyn reached its best rank, #58, in 2023 and ranked #71 in 2025. Roughly 116,000 girls have been named Madelyn since 1890.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#107 in Ecuador (2025) · #261 in New Zealand (2025) · #271 in Mexico (2024) · #786 in England & Wales (2025) · #820 in Ireland (2025) · #111 in Canada (2024).

Famous Madelyns

Madelyn Cline — American actress
Madelyn Deutch — American actor (born 1991)
Madelyn Dunham — Maternal grandmother of Barack Obama (1922–2008)
Madelyn Clare — Early 20th century American actor (1894–1975)
Madelyn Pugh — American television writer and screenwriter (1921–2011)

In stories & tradition

Madelyn Dinkley — Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (TV series)

What Madelyns become

Among 53 notable people named Madelyn:

Sports figures appear 1.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Madelyn Rodríguez, Dominican Republic taekwondo athlete.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Madelynn (#524), Madelyn would rank around #58 with about 3,900 births last year — the newborns split about 85/15 between Madelyn and Madelynn.

Similar names: Madeline · Zoe · Madison · Claire · Maya · Adelyn

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