Fun Facts About the Name Madelynn
- More than 18 thousand babies named Madelynn: U.S. records list 18,931 babies given the name Madelynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Madelynn Mean?
Madelynn is a modern English spelling of Madelyn, a feminine name meaning "woman from Magdala." The name descends from the Greek byname Magdalēnē, which comes from Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee; the Aramaic word behind the place name, migdal, means "tower." The byname identified a woman by her hometown, so the literal sense is geographic rather than a description of a quality. The ending -lynn is a spelling variation of the -line or -lyn ending in Madeline and Madelyn; it does not give the name a separate etymology, though it resembles the English name Lynn.
Madelynn Name History & Origins
Madelynn belongs to the family of English forms of Magdalene. The name entered English through the French Madeleine, which descends from Latin Magdalena, from Greek Magdalēnē. In the New Testament, Mary of Magdala is called hē Magdalēnē, meaning "the one from Magdala," a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Medieval devotion to Mary Magdalene helped spread Magdalena and its variants in Europe. French Madeleine became English Madeline; English speakers also produced Madelyn, with the final syllable respelled -lyn. Madelynn is a later respelling of Madelyn, using y and a doubled n. The name's root remains the ancient place name Magdala rather than an Old English or Germanic word.
How Popular is the Name Madelynn?
Madelynn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2009. Its best rank was #375 in 2009.
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 | #524 | 573 | 0.0357% |
| 2024 | #515 | 595 | 0.0369% |
| 2023 | #492 | 622 | 0.0388% |
| 2022 | #471 | 674 | 0.0411% |
| 2021 | #490 | 641 | 0.0391% |
| 2020 | #480 | 636 | 0.0394% |
| 2019 | #459 | 676 | 0.0403% |
| 2018 | #486 | 647 | 0.0380% |
| 2017 | #460 | 691 | 0.0400% |
| 2016 | #471 | 674 | 0.0380% |
| 2015 | #417 | 770 | 0.0431% |
| 2014 | #438 | 732 | 0.0410% |
| 2013 | #401 | 767 | 0.0437% |
| 2012 | #399 | 777 | 0.0441% |
| 2011 | #403 | 780 | 0.0443% |
| 2010 | #399 | 805 | 0.0453% |
| 2009 | #375 | 862 | 0.0469% |
| 2008 | #387 | 831 | 0.0440% |
| 2007 | #473 | 680 | 0.0354% |
| 2006 | #550 | 534 | 0.0281% |
| 2005 | #549 | 524 | 0.0284% |
| 2004 | #547 | 520 | 0.0283% |
| 2003 | #541 | 515 | 0.0282% |
| 2002 | #519 | 527 | 0.0293% |
| 2001 | #537 | 498 | 0.0277% |
| 2000 | #541 | 481 | 0.0265% |
| 1999 | #652 | 354 | 0.0200% |
| 1998 | #631 | 370 | 0.0209% |
| 1997 | #944 | 211 | 0.0121% |
| 1996 | #1,284 | 135 | 0.0077% |
| 1995 | #1,351 | 122 | 0.0069% |
| 1994 | #1,777 | 82 | 0.0046% |
| 1993 | #2,475 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1992 | #2,598 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1991 | #2,915 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1990 | #3,265 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1989 | #4,076 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #3,852 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1987 | #4,595 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #3,834 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #11,728 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #9,858 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #7,061 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #8,658 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #11,406 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #9,666 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #10,717 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #9,153 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #9,603 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #9,050 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #7,700 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #5,252 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #5,591 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #4,834 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #5,658 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #7,165 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #7,159 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #6,930 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #5,352 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #4,383 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,236 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #4,066 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #4,254 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #4,160 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #3,388 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,483 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #3,037 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #4,177 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,312 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,161 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1947 | #2,174 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1946 | #3,149 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #2,120 | 17 | 0.0013% |
| 1944 | #3,567 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #3,387 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #2,924 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1941 | #4,239 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #5,004 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #4,269 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #4,746 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,074 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1920 | #3,822 | 8 | 0.0007% |
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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