Name Legacy

Madlyn

Recorded 1898–2025 · United States

Madlyn was most popular in 1922, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,562 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,377 people named Madlyn.

Most popular in1922
Rank that year#1,562
Births that year76
Total since 18802,377
Given to100% girls

Madlyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Madlyn’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Madlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Madlyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,377 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.

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Where Madlyn 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