Madelyn Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Madelyn

Madelyn Name Origin: English
Pronunciation: mah-dah-lin
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Madelyn Name Meaning

A variant of Madeline, Madelyn has been making strides towards the top in recent years, as the -lyn suffix continues to explode in popularity. An English name meaning “woman from Magdala”, Madelyn is quickly becoming a classroom regular.

As the Mad- names continue to dominate the charts for both boys and girls, Madelyn is right at home alongside Madison, Madeleine, Maddox, and Madden. A sweet pick with a trendy spelling, parents are head over heels for the modern appeal she offers. At the same time, she does have some vintage cred, as her original spelling of Madeline is an old-school classic.

Madelyn is delicate, but don’t be fooled into thinking she’s a pushover. She’s just as tough as Athena, a determined name with maturity and strength. Madelyn isn’t afraid to have fun, but she’s always on-point when it comes to her responsibilities.

A flexible name, Madelyn is darling on a little girl, reminiscent of tea parties with teddy bears, though she works well on adults as well. While her spelling may tip people off to her age, her sound won’t, as Madeline has been popular for decades.

There are number of other alternative spellings to the name including Madelynn, Madalyn, and Madilyn. Similar names include Adelyn, Emersyn, and Jocelyn.

Madelyn Name Popularity

How popular is the name Madelyn? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	24	0.0068%
1911	—	36	0.0097%
1912	—	65	0.0129%
1913	—	112	0.0198%
1914	—	179	0.0257%
1915	—	153	0.0168%
1916	—	196	0.0203%
1917	—	222	0.0222%
1918	—	229	0.0213%
1919	—	246	0.0235%
1920	—	240	0.0216%
1921	—	278	0.0243%
1922	—	265	0.0238%
1923	—	251	0.0224%
1924	—	248	0.0214%
1925	—	234	0.0207%
1926	—	249	0.0226%
1927	—	207	0.0187%
1928	—	185	0.0173%
1929	—	170	0.0164%
1930	—	131	0.0125%
1931	—	113	0.0114%
1932	—	96	0.0097%
1933	—	73	0.0078%
1934	—	124	0.0128%
1935	—	74	0.0076%
1936	—	58	0.006%
1937	—	107	0.0109%
1938	—	136	0.0133%
1939	—	154	0.0151%
1940	—	130	0.0122%
1941	—	170	0.0151%
1942	—	215	0.017%
1943	—	153	0.0117%
1944	—	146	0.0118%
1945	—	108	0.0089%
1946	—	212	0.0144%
1947	—	203	0.0122%
1948	—	200	0.0125%
1949	—	214	0.0133%
1950	—	207	0.0129%
1951	—	173	0.0102%
1952	—	128	0.0073%
1953	—	173	0.0098%
1954	—	164	0.009%
1955	—	134	0.0073%
1956	—	96	0.0051%
1957	—	142	0.0074%
1958	—	145	0.0077%
1959	—	131	0.0069%
1960	—	94	0.005%
1961	—	103	0.0055%
1962	—	78	0.0042%
1963	—	71	0.004%
1964	—	77	0.0044%
1965	—	65	0.004%
1966	—	53	0.0034%
1967	—	64	0.0042%
1968	—	53	0.0035%
1969	—	51	0.0033%
1970	—	48	0.003%
1971	—	43	0.0029%
1972	—	63	0.0046%
1973	—	38	0.0029%
1974	—	64	0.0049%
1975	—	52	0.004%
1976	—	59	0.0046%
1977	—	54	0.004%
1978	—	70	0.0052%
1979	—	58	0.0041%
1980	—	45	0.0031%
1981	—	35	0.0024%
1982	—	55	0.0037%
1983	—	30	0.002%
1984	—	24	0.0016%
1985	—	23	0.0015%
1986	—	156	0.0103%
1987	—	123	0.0081%
1988	—	122	0.0078%
1989	—	181	0.0112%
1990	—	237	0.0143%
1991	—	312	0.0191%
1992	—	368	0.0231%
1993	—	448	0.0287%
1994	—	522	0.034%
1995	—	683	0.0453%
1996	—	844	0.0564%
1997	—	1,132	0.0765%
1998	—	1,909	0.1275%
1999	—	1,871	0.1249%
2000	—	2,676	0.1752%
2001	—	2,832	0.188%
2002	—	2,846	0.1899%
2003	—	2,973	0.1954%
2004	—	2,995	0.1965%
2005	—	3,013	0.1971%
2006	—	2,939	0.1877%
2007	—	3,209	0.2034%
2008	—	4,563	0.2952%
2009	—	4,492	0.3005%
2010	—	3,617	0.251%
2011	—	3,602	0.2528%
2012	—	3,789	0.2659%
2013	—	3,919	0.2753%
2014	—	4,296	0.2949%
2015	—	4,480	0.3079%
2016	—	4,226	0.2931%
2017	—	3,939	0.2822%
2018	—	3,625	0.2638%
2019	—	3,548	0.2621%
2020	—	3,441	0.2703%
2021	—	3,153	0.2579%
2022	—	3,703	0.2807%
2023	—	3,636	0.2809%

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Names Like Madelyn

If you like Madelyn, you’ll love these other names like Madelyn.

What names are diminutives of Madelyn?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Madelyn sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Madelyn, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Maddie	Woman from Magdala; maiden; young, unmarried woman	Hebrew
Maddy	Woman from Magdala; maiden; young, unmarried woman	Hebrew

What names are variants of Madelyn?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Madelyn.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Madalyn	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madalynn	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madelayne	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madeleine	Woman from Magdala	French
Madelena	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madelene	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madelina	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madeline	Woman from Magdala	English
Madella	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madelle	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madelon	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madelyne	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew

Madelynn	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madelynne	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madilyn	Woman from Magdala	English
Madlen	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madlin	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Madlyn	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Magda	A short form of Magdalene.	Slavic
Magdalena	Woman from Magdala	Greek
Magdalene	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew

What names sound like Madelyn?

If you like how Madelyn sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Madelyn.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Adeline	Noble one	German
Adelyn	Noble one	German
Catelyn	Pure	Greek
Daelyn	Valley	English
Evelyn	Desired one	English
Katelyn	Pure	Irish

Madisyn	Son of the mighty warrior	English
Maelynn	The fifth month	English
Mandalyn
Mandelin
Mandellyn
Mandolyn
Maralyn		English
Marelyn		English
Marilyn	“Tempestuous Mary,” from Mary and the Anglo-Saxon hlynn, a torrent.	Modern
Marlyn		German
Marylyn		English

What names are similar to Madelyn?

Find a name that’s like Madelyn, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Abigail	Father’s rejoice	Hebrew
Addison	Son of Adam	English
Chloe	Green sprout	Greek
Claire	Clear and bright	French

Daisy	Daisy flower	English
Emmy	Rival	German
Harper	Harp Player	English
Josie	God will increase	English
Mackenzie	Son of Coinneach	Scottish
Sadie	Princess	Hebrew

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Siblings of Madelyn

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Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Kingston	King's town	English

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15 Comments

Isabella Nov 2 at 5:36 am

My cousin’s name is Madelyn Mae & we call her M&M or Maddy Mae for short.(she is 4 years old)

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Marissa May 28 at 11:38 am

I named her in honor of my late aunt, Madelyn

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Lacey Oct 18 at 8:14 am

My husband picked it

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Abby Dec 24 at 10:02 pm

why is it listed as a boy name? can a boy child be named madelyn?

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Allison Oct 14 at 10:24 am

Madison wasn’t an option because that is the name of my boyfriend’s ex. Madelyn so we can call her Maddie or Mads.

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- Lorelle Fickes Jan 5 at 7:15 pm
  
  I named my daughter Madelyn because I thought it was so beautiful and unique! I too wanted her to have a cute nickname and so we call her Maddy. For some reason she doesn’t like her name (she’s 21) and complains there are too many Maddy’s so she goes by Aurora now SMH ?? if you ever meet her or just shake her and say why did you change your name Madelyn so beautiful! – Sad Mama
  
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- Alima Apr 26 at 6:48 pm
  
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Lauren Sep 2 at 2:38 pm

My husbands name is an alliteration with our last name, and he wanted to continue the alliteration with another M name. I worked at a daycare so I was picky about names that I already knew from other kiddos, but every Madelyn I knew was super sweet!

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Brianne Walters Jul 10 at 11:12 am

It’s classic, beautiful and feminine.

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Holly May 28 at 10:19 am

Mother in law’s middle name is Lynn and we wanted to have our daughter’s name end in Lyn for her and her middle name is my mother’s first name.

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Tracy May 24 at 8:19 pm

My girl is Madelyn Mae ?

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Lisa Jan 1 at 8:20 pm

I wanted a name that claimed our mostly Irish ancestry but I saw this name and I could not resist!!!

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Sam Nov 21 at 6:47 pm

I have worked in daycare over 18 years. Madelyn was the first child who impacted me as a teacher and one of my first favorites, lol.

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Mary Aug 1 at 10:27 am

Farther and I love the name

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Melissa Apr 13 at 5:06 pm

It is a classic, family name.

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