Girls' name · since 1912
Madalyne
716 babies named Madalyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,163 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 716
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Madalyne is the #10163 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 716 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Madalyne recorded 716 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #10163 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #9,381 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,163 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 716 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madalyne ranks #9,381 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,163 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 716 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,163 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 716
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madalyne's 716 recorded births place it above 87.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Madalyne compares
716 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Madalyne's all-time total is 90% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madalyne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 716 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madalyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madalyne's full recorded timeline at 2003, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madalyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Madalyne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (292 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Madalyne's strongest decade.
292 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Madalyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s 39
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
140 births
- 2000s
2000s
292 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 292 births (41% of all-time use).
How Madalyne 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 Madalyne's total volume
Madalyne by state
Where Madalyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.8% |
33 of 716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Madalyne's data
- Madalyne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (292 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Madalynes (33 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 Madalyne: 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 (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Madalyne 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.