Madelynn
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning woman of Magdala; a form of Magdalene.
Babies a year
685
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#524
down from #515
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Madelynn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #415 |
| 2016 | #471 |
| 2017 | #459 |
| 2018 | #486 |
| 2019 | #459 |
| 2020 | #480 |
| 2021 | #492 |
| 2022 | #470 |
| 2023 | #491 |
| 2024 | #515 |
| 2025 | #524 |
Madelynn by the numbers
Madelynn was given to 685 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 862 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Magdalene
Like Madelynn, each of these traces back to Magdalene: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Marlenebeloved; a form of Magdalene191 in the US (2017)
- Magdalenefrom Magdala, a town in Galilee109 in the US (2017)
- Lenibright; a form of Helene or Magdalene78 in England and Wales (2025)
- Madalinefrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene41 in the US (2017)
- Maddalenaof magdala or tower; a form of Magdalene28 in the US (2017)
- Magdalynfrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene24 in the US (2017)
- Maddalynnwoman from Magdala; a form of Magdalene or Madeline19 in the US (2017)
- Madalynewoman from magdala; a form of Magdalene12 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Madelynn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Madelynof Magdala; tower3,944 in the US (2017)
- Madalynnof magdala; a modern respelling of Madeline330 in the US (2017)
- Madelynewoman from magdala; a form of Madeline70 in the US (2017)
- Madelynnefrom magdala; variant of madeline35 in the US (2017)
- Madlynnwoman from Magdala; a form of Madeline10 in the US (2017)
- Maddelynnwoman from magdala; a respelling of madelyn or magdalene9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Madelynn
Names that are said the same way as Madelynn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Madelinefrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene2,938 in the US (2017)
- Madilynof Magdala; tower; a modern respelling of Madelyn946 in the US (2017)
- Madeleineof Magdala; woman of Magdala179 in England and Wales (2025)
- Madalynwoman from magdala; a form of Magdalene448 in the US (2017)
- Maddilynyouthful; a modern respelling of Madeline84 in the US (2017)
- Maddilynnwoman from Magdala; a modern respelling of Madelynn or Magdalene54 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Madelynn
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