Madilyn
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning of Magdala; tower; a modern respelling of Madelyn.
Babies a year
946
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#464
down from #420
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Madilyn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #316 |
| 2016 | #327 |
| 2017 | #338 |
| 2018 | #329 |
| 2019 | #318 |
| 2020 | #326 |
| 2021 | #320 |
| 2022 | #330 |
| 2023 | #360 |
| 2024 | #420 |
| 2025 | #464 |
Madilyn by the numbers
Madilyn was given to 946 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,168 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Madelyn
Like Madilyn, each of these traces back to Madelyn: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Madilyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Madelynof Magdala; tower3,944 in the US (2017)
- Marilynbeloved by god; a form of Mary580 in the US (2017)
- Madisynvariant spelling of Madison, Maud's son or Matthew's son508 in the US (2017)
- Madalynwoman from magdala; a form of Magdalene448 in the US (2017)
- Maddilynyouthful; a modern respelling of Madeline84 in the US (2017)
- Madilynewoman from Magdala; a form of Madeline10 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Madilyn
Names that are said the same way as Madilyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Madelinefrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene2,938 in the US (2017)
- Madeleineof Magdala; woman of Magdala179 in England and Wales (2025)
- Madelynnwoman of Magdala; a form of Magdalene685 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)
- Maddilynnwoman from Magdala; a modern respelling of Madelynn or Magdalene54 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Madilyn
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