Girls' name · since 1996

Maddilyn

1,350 babies named Maddilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,126 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,330 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,350
born since 1996
2010s
peak decade

Maddilyn currently ranks #5330 among girls' names in America, with 1,350 babies recorded since 1996.

Maddilyn has 1,350 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5330 as of the latest data, more common than 69% 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 1996 to 2025.

  • #6,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,330 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,350 born since 1996
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddilyn ranks #6,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,330 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,350 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,126 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,330 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,350
born since 1996
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%69.1%
Maddilyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Maddilyn's 1,350 recorded births place it above 91.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Maddilyn compares

1,350 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Maddilyn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Maddilyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,350 376 567,345
Peak-year births 101 21 19,840

Maddilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Maddilyn's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 101, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Maddilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
101
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
050100150 19962001200520092013201720212025 24

Maddilyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (776 births, 57% of the file).

2010s was Maddilyn's strongest decade.

776 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Maddilyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 776 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Maddilyn 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 Maddilyn's total volume

Maddilyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -34, 6.1%-120, 2.7%-104, 2.7%-29, 9.3%-33, 5.6%-49, 7.1%-38, 5.9%-48, 4.1%-73, 4.9%-41, 5.4%-22, 7.5%-27, 7.8%-54, 4.7%-57, 4.6%-27, 6.7%Maddilyn-30, 7.5%Maddilyn
Maddilyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Maddilyn by state

Where Maddilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maddilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
96 7.1%
#2 California
55 4.1%
#3 Ohio
26 1.9%
#4 North Carolina
18 1.3%
#5 Tennessee
17 1.3%
#6 Indiana
13 1.0%
#7 Georgia
12 0.9%
#8 Michigan
11 0.8%
Texas share of Maddilyn's total US births 7.1%
Even split

96 of 1,350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Maddilyn appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maddilyn?
1,350 babies have been named Maddilyn since 1996. All-time, it sits at #6,126 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,330 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 101 births.
Where does Maddilyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddilyn ranks #6,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,330 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Maddilyn most popular?
Maddilyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 776 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Maddilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Maddilyn are Texas (96 births), California (55 births), Ohio (26 births).
How long has the name Maddilyn been used?
Maddilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 30 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Maddilyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Madison, Madeline, Madelyn, Madeleine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Maddilyn's data

  • Maddilyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (776 total births) through the 2020s (300) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Maddilyns (96 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.

Keep exploring Maddilyn

Nearby Names Like Maddilyn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maddilyn

Names with a similar popularity rank to Maddilyn

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Maddilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2025 (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 Maddilyn 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.