#652024 rank
2008peak year
112,627babies named Madelyn since 1880
▼ 6%5-year trend
Madelyn popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Madelyn mean?
A modern variant of Madeline, from the French Madeleine, from Mary Magdalene, 'woman of Magdala', a town name meaning 'tower' in Aramaic. It rose with the y-spelling trend.
OriginFrench
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
Names like Madelyn
Same era, same vibe — if you like Madelyn, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Madelyns
- Madelyn Cline, actress
Spellings & variants
MadelineMadeleineMadalyn
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