Madelynn
- Pronunciation
- [Ma-de-lynn]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine.
- Origin
- Spanish
About the Name Madelynn
Madelynn is a modern American spelling variant of Madeleine/Madeline (see separate entry on Madeleine for the Hebrew Magdalene etymology meaning "of Magdala" — referring to the village of Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, and the biblical Mary Magdalene). The double-N -lynn spelling Madelynn is essentially a 21st-century American invention.
The various spellings (Madelynn, Madelyn, Madeleine, Madeline, Madilyn) are tracked separately by SSA and represent the same underlying Hebrew-French-Catholic name. The Madelynn spelling specifically appeals to parents seeking a more visually distinctive form than the historical Madeline. The name's American naming surge began through the 2000s and 2010s.
Madelynn's American climb is recent: the name climbed from outside the US top 1000 in 2005 to the US top 300 girls' rank by 2014 and the top 300 since. The name has been used predominantly for girls. The name's appeal sits in three contemporary American naming preferences: the in-built Madeleine-classical pedigree, the popular three-syllable -lyn/-lynn ending family (Madelynn, Brooklynn, Adelynn, Evelynn), and the modern visual presence with the distinctive double-N ending. Three flowing syllables, soft consonants, and tonal warmth distinctive to vintage-revival-meets-modern names. The name reads as both classical-religious and distinctly contemporary American. Common nicknames Maddy (the dominant warm short form, casual and warm), Maddie, Mads, Madi, Lynn, and the rare Lyn each carry distinct registers; the alternate spellings Madelyn, Madelynn, Madeline, Madeleine, and Madilyn have their own SSA tracking. International forms include Magdalena (Spanish/Italian/Polish/German), Maddalena (Italian alternate), Mafalda (Portuguese), Madeleine (French), and the original Hebrew Magdalene.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Madelynn
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Madelynn by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2009 with 862 girls named Madelynn (girl rank #375 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #524 for girls (573 US births). That's 149 places below its 2009 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 Madelynn 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 Madelynn the strongest states are New Hampshire, West Virginia, New Mexico.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | #209 | 18 |
| 2 | West Virginia | #247 | 47 |
| 3 | New Mexico | #326 | 20 |
| 4 | Kentucky | #326 | 138 |
| 5 | Indiana | #346 | 189 |
| 6 | Ohio | #366 | 290 |
| 7 | Nebraska | #369 | 40 |
| 8 | Tennessee | #380 | 188 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | #393 | 130 |
| 10 | Texas | #396 | 757 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | #771 | 74 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | #710 | 55 |
| 3 | Utah | #681 | 24 |
| 4 | New York | #676 | 236 |
| 5 | Florida | #632 | 247 |
| 6 | Maryland | #628 | 75 |
| 7 | Illinois | #611 | 167 |
| 8 | California | #609 | 535 |
| 9 | Colorado | #580 | 91 |
| 10 | Georgia | #576 | 173 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Madelynn 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 |
| Madalyn | From The Tower | Female | Hebrew |
| 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 |
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Compare Madelynn to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Madelynn against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).