Madlen
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Madlen by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Madlen.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Madlen
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Madlen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Madlen
Names that are said the same way as Madlen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Madlynnwoman from Magdala; a form of Madeline10 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Madlen
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