Is Madelin a boy or girl name?

Madelin is a girl’s name. Of the 3,231 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Madelin

Recorded 1899–2025 · United States

Madelin was most popular in 2000, when 115 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,698 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,314, with 74 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,231 people named Madelin.

Madelin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Madelin’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Madelin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Madelin is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,231 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Madelin

Where Madelin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org