Girls' name · since 1997
Maddalyn
614 babies named Maddalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 614
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maddalyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 614 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddalyn has been recorded 614 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #10,401 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 614 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddalyn ranks #10,401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 614 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 614
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maddalyn's 614 recorded births place it above 85.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Maddalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maddalyn splits its recorded history at 2012: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maddalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Maddalyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (364 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Maddalyn's strongest decade.
364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Maddalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
364 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 364 births (59% of all-time use).
How Maddalyn 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 Maddalyn's total volume
Maddalyn by state
Where Maddalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 34 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
34 of 614 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Maddalyn's data
- Maddalyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (364 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Maddalyns (34 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maddalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1997–2024 (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 Maddalyn 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.