Girls' name · since 1921
Madalynn
9,338 babies named Madalynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,369 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,338
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Madalynn is the #1369 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,338 recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Madalynn recorded 9,338 times among girls since 1921, holding rank #1369 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #1,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,369 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,338 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madalynn ranks #1,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,369 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,338 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,369 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,338
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Madalynn's 9,338 recorded births place it above 97.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Madalynn compares
9,338 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Madalynn's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madalynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,338 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 557 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Madalynn splits its recorded history at 2003: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 557 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Madalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 557
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Madalynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,010 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Madalynn's strongest decade.
4,010 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Madalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 613
1990s
613 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,427 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,010 births
- 2020s 1,220
2020s
1,220 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,010 births (43% of all-time use).
How Madalynn 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 Madalynn's total volume
Madalynn by state
Where Madalynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 972 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 660 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 591 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 437 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 401 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 373 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 312 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 287 | 3.1% |
972 of 9,338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Madalynn appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madalynn's data
- Madalynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,010 total births); usage has since declined to 1,220 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Madalynns (972 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 Madalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Madalynn 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.