Girls' name · since 1995
Maddelyn
751 babies named Maddelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,439 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 751
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maddelyn is the #6439 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 751 recorded since 1995.
Maddelyn has 751 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6439 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #9,115 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,439 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 751 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddelyn ranks #9,115 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,439 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 751 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,439 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 751
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maddelyn's 751 recorded births place it above 87.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maddelyn compares
751 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Maddelyn's all-time total is 100% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maddelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 751 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maddelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maddelyn's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maddelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Maddelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (359 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Maddelyn's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Maddelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
214 births
- 2010s
2010s
359 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 359 births (48% of all-time use).
How Maddelyn 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 Maddelyn's total volume
Maddelyn by state
Where Maddelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
40 of 751 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Maddelyn's data
- Maddelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (359 total births) through the 2020s (123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maddelyns (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Maddelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Maddelyn 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.