Girls' name · since 1899
Madalyn
Since 1899, U.S. Social Security records show 23,222 babies named Madalyn, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #946 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,222
- born since 1899
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madalyn currently ranks #946 among girls' names in America, with 23,222 babies recorded since 1899.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madalyn has been recorded 23,222 times among girls since 1899, currently ranked #946 nationally and more common than 95% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2025.
- #963 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #946 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,222 born since 1899
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madalyn ranks #963 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #946 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,222 born since 1899, peaking in the 2000s.
- #963 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #946 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,222
- born since 1899
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madalyn's 23,222 recorded births place it above 98.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Madalyn compares
23,222 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Madalyn's all-time total is 62x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madalyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,222 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,144 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Madalyn splits its recorded history at 1962: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1903 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 1,144 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Madalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 1,144
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Madalyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8,724 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Madalyn's strongest decade.
8,724 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Madalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 111
1900s
111 births
- 1910s 462
1910s
462 births
- 1920s 613
1920s
613 births
- 1930s 305
1930s
305 births
- 1940s 450
1940s
450 births
- 1950s 343
1950s
343 births
- 1960s 216
1960s
216 births
- 1970s 193
1970s
193 births
- 1980s 570
1980s
570 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,791 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,724 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,703 births
- 2020s 1,734
2020s
1,734 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8,724 births (38% of all-time use).
How Madalyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Madalyn's total volume
Madalyn by state
Where Madalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,725 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 1,472 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,222 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,176 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 914 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 863 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 821 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 793 | 3.4% |
1,725 of 23,222 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Madalyn appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madalyn's data
- Madalyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (8,724 total births); usage has since declined to 1,734 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Madalyns (1,725 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Madalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~126 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1899–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Madalyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.