Madalyn
- Pronunciation
- [Ma-da-lyn]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- From The Tower
- Origin
- Hebrew
About the Name Madalyn
Madalyn is a variant spelling of Madeleine and Madeline, names ultimately derived from the Hebrew place name Magdala — meaning "tower" or "elevated place" — located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The place name was attached as a surname to Mary Magdalene in the New Testament, transforming it into a given name with profound Christian resonance across medieval Europe. Mary Magdalene's role as a witness to the Resurrection made her one of the most venerated figures in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, ensuring that variants of her place-name identifier became beloved given names from France and Germany to England and beyond. Madalyn's -yn ending reflects the broader American preference for phonetic respellings that give a classic name a fresher, more individual visual identity while preserving its instantly recognizable sound.
Madalyn appears in the US Social Security top-1000 from 2000 and reached its peak rank of #292 in 2008 before gradually settling into a lower but durable range. Recent figures show it at #926 in 2021, #907 in 2023, and #932 in 2024, confirming that it remains in continuous top-1000 circulation. Over its tracked run, approximately 15,621 babies received this spelling in top-1000 years. Recorded variants include Madalene, Madalynn, Madelaine, Madeleine, Madelene, Madelon, and Madelynn.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Madalyn
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Madalyn by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2008 with 1,144 girls named Madalyn (girl rank #292 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #946 for girls (273 US births). That's 654 places below its 2008 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Madalyn Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Madalyn the strongest states are West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | #231 | 24 |
| 2 | Mississippi | #394 | 44 |
| 3 | Arkansas | #409 | 24 |
| 4 | Kentucky | #434 | 100 |
| 5 | Alabama | #437 | 111 |
| 6 | Iowa | #471 | 30 |
| 7 | Indiana | #558 | 97 |
| 8 | Tennessee | #584 | 122 |
| 9 | Michigan | #591 | 93 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | #610 | 43 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #966 | 129 |
| 2 | Maryland | #893 | 17 |
| 3 | Illinois | #875 | 38 |
| 4 | Florida | #873 | 92 |
| 5 | Washington | #815 | 33 |
| 6 | Arizona | #796 | 43 |
| 7 | Texas | #795 | 318 |
| 8 | Georgia | #746 | 85 |
| 9 | Louisiana | #744 | 42 |
| 10 | Virginia | #742 | 84 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Madalyn in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madalene | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. Madeleine: (English/French) Woman From Magdala. | Female | French |
| Madalynn | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Female | Spanish |
| Madelaine | From The Tower | Female | Hebrew |
| Madeleine | Tower | Female | French |
| Madelene | From The Tower | Female | Hebrew |
| Madelon | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Female | French |
| Madelynn | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Female | Spanish |
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Compare Madalyn to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Madalyn against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).