Recorded 1997–2023 Girls' name Peak 2004 70 births

Madellyn — girls' name

70 babies named Madellyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s402010s202020s5
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Madellyn was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

9 babies were named Madellyn in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madellyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Madellyn between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madellyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madellyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Madellyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madellyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 70 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Madellyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

70

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2004

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Madellyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2004)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Madellyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
40 births that decade — 57% of Madellyn's all-time total
1990s52000s402010s202020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madellyn?
70 babies have been named Madellyn since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2004 with 9 births.
When was Madellyn most popular?
Madellyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Madellyn been used?
Madellyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Madellyn?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.