# Madalyn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/madalyn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 23,222 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 23,222 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 214, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Rare spelling variant of Madeline.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 738 | 421 |
| 2012 | 692 | 451 |
| 2013 | 551 | 540 |
| 2014 | 595 | 519 |
| 2015 | 543 | 568 |
| 2016 | 490 | 613 |
| 2017 | 451 | 660 |
| 2018 | 384 | 733 |
| 2019 | 376 | 750 |
| 2020 | 333 | 819 |
| 2021 | 288 | 925 |
| 2022 | 261 | 1,005 |
| 2023 | 294 | 908 |
| 2024 | 285 | 932 |
| 2025 | 273 | 946 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14 | 1,741 |
| 2008 | 11 | 2,150 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2,535 |
| 2010 | 23 | 1,332 |
| 2011 | 15 | 1,807 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,969 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,649 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1,961 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,609 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## People named Madalyn

- Madalyn Godby, American cyclist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.