Fun Facts About the Name Maddilyn
- More than 1 thousand babies named Maddilyn: U.S. records list 1,350 babies given the name Maddilyn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maddilyn Mean?
Maddilyn is a modern English spelling of Madeline and Madelyn, and it carries their meaning: "woman from Magdala." The name descends from Magdalene, a Greek byname given in the New Testament to Mary of Magdala. It comes from Magdala, a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The place name is commonly linked to the Hebrew migdal, "tower," so the byname originally identified a person by her hometown rather than describing a personal quality.
The literal sense is geographic - "of Magdala" - while "tower" is a separate gloss on the name of the town itself. The -lyn ending in Maddilyn is a spelling element rather than a translated word, so it does not alter the meaning.
Maddilyn Name History & Origins
Magdalene entered European naming through Mary Magdalene, the follower of Jesus identified in the Gospels by her home region. Latin texts called her Maria Magdalena, and the byname became a given name in its own right across Christian Europe. French developed Madeleine; English developed Madeline and Magdalen, and forms passed between the two languages over the centuries.
Madelyn is an English respelling that emerged as the name was reworked in the modern era, and Maddilyn follows the same pattern, pairing the Maddie- root with the familiar -lyn ending seen in names such as Marilyn and Evelyn. That ending has more than one source in English naming, including Welsh-derived -lyn elements and the -lyn of older Germanic names; in Maddilyn it works as a spelling suffix rather than an inherited component of Magdalene. The name is used mainly in the United States and other English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Maddilyn?
Maddilyn has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #1,981 in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,335 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #3,924 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 2023 | #3,879 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2022 | #2,773 | 62 | 0.0038% |
| 2021 | #2,473 | 72 | 0.0044% |
| 2020 | #2,613 | 65 | 0.0040% |
| 2019 | #2,264 | 81 | 0.0048% |
| 2018 | #2,374 | 77 | 0.0045% |
| 2017 | #2,214 | 86 | 0.0050% |
| 2016 | #1,981 | 101 | 0.0057% |
| 2015 | #2,034 | 97 | 0.0054% |
| 2014 | #2,164 | 88 | 0.0049% |
| 2013 | #2,888 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2012 | #2,853 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 2011 | #2,627 | 68 | 0.0039% |
| 2010 | #2,961 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2009 | #3,228 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 2008 | #3,107 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2007 | #3,891 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #5,841 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #10,627 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #5,483 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #7,833 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #9,965 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #9,121 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #7,412 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #12,153 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #10,728 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #12,812 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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