Madlyn
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning woman from magdala; a form of Madeline.
Madlyn by the numbers
Madlyn was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 76 babies in 1922, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Madeline
Like Madlyn, each of these traces back to Madeline: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Madelinefrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene2,938 in the US (2017)
- Madalynnof magdala; a modern respelling of Madeline330 in the US (2017)
- Maddiebeloved; a diminutive of Madeline120 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maddilynyouthful; a modern respelling of Madeline84 in the US (2017)
- Madelynewoman from magdala; a form of Madeline70 in the US (2017)
- Maddelynmade of magdala; a respelling of Madeline43 in the US (2017)
- Madifrom Magdala; a diminutive of Madeline or Madison13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maddalynnwoman from Magdala; a form of Magdalene or Madeline19 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Madlyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Madelynof Magdala; tower3,944 in the US (2017)
- Madilynof Magdala; tower; a modern respelling of Madelyn946 in the US (2017)
- Madalynwoman from magdala; a form of Magdalene448 in the US (2017)
- Maddynof Madoc; a form of Madelyn65 in the US (2017)
- Madlynnwoman from Magdala; a form of Madeline10 in the US (2017)
- Madylynwoman from magdala; a respelling of madeline or magdalene9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Madlyn
Names that are said the same way as Madlyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Madlen3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Madlyn
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