Madilynn
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Meaning
variant of Madeline (through French Madeleine from Magdalene, "of Magdala") with the -lynn suffix
The story
Madilynn is a variant of Madeline, which Behind the Name traces through the French Madeleine to Magdalene, the title meaning "of Magdala". The parent name carries a second, gentler landmark: Madeline is the heroine of Ludwig Bemelmans' children's books, first published in 1939, twelve little girls in two straight lines. The double-n spelling is strictly modern: about 15 girls in the 1980s, about 320 in the 1990s, about 2,600 in the 2000s, about 5,700 in the 2010s, and about 2,800 so far this decade. Madeline, Madelyn, Madilyn, Madilynn: the family now fills a whole page of the records, and this spelling is its youngest reinforced wing, the ancient place name of Magdala wearing a -lynn suffix that had only a few hundred records before this century.
How popular is Madilynn around the world?
In the United States, 2,776 babies were named Madilynn between 2020 and 2025.
Madilynn is on the official records of the United States and Canada.
United States
1 in 7,800
In the United States, 2,776 babies were named Madilynn between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Madilynn peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Canada
1 in 41,000
In Canada, 9 girls named Madilynn were born in 2024, ranked 2,256th among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
South Australia
last on record 2011
Madilynn is not on the 2017 record for South Australia, whose registry publishes every name given that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, England and Wales, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Madilynn
Most people given the name Madilynn in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Madilynn deep dive
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