Fun Facts About the Name Madellyn
- 75 babies named Madellyn: U.S. records list 75 babies given the name Madellyn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Madellyn Mean?
Madellyn is a spelling variant of Madelyn, an English member of the Madeleine family. Its established meaning is "woman from Magdala." The line behind it runs through French Madeleine and Latin Magdalena to Greek Magdalēnē, the byname used for Mary of Magdala in the New Testament. The Greek term identifies a person by place: Magdala was a town on the Sea of Galilee. The place name is often connected with Hebrew migdāl, "tower" or "fortress," which is why the name is sometimes glossed as "high tower." That is an explanation of Magdala rather than a direct translation of the personal name; the literal sense of Magdalene and its descendants is "of Magdala" or "woman from Magdala." The double l and y in Madellyn are spelling features within the same English name family.
Madellyn Name History & Origins
The name behind Madellyn comes from the Christian veneration of Mary Magdalene. The New Testament calls her Maria hē Magdalēnē, "Mary the Magdalene," that is, Mary from Magdala. The Latin form Magdalena developed from the Greek, and French Madeleine developed from the Latin. English has used Magdalen as well as the later Madeline and Madelyn. Madellyn is a rarer spelling of the same English name, with a doubled l and a final y. The spelling Madeline was used for the title character of Ludwig Bemelmans's 1939 picture book, a well-known literary use of a related form rather than the source of Madellyn.
How Popular is the Name Madellyn?
Madellyn 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 2004. Its best rank was #11,263 in 2004.
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 | #16,351 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #16,667 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #17,172 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #11,427 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #16,023 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #14,773 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #18,936 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,263 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #11,962 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #16,890 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #14,266 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #15,153 | 5 | 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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