Girls' name · since 1920
Madelynn
18,937 babies named Madelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #524 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,937
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Madelynn currently ranks #524 among girls' names in America, with 18,937 babies recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madelynn has been recorded 18,937 times among girls since 1920, currently ranked #524 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, 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 1920 to 2025.
- #1,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #524 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 18,937 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madelynn ranks #1,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #524 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,937 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #524 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,937
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Madelynn's 18,937 recorded births place it above 98.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Madelynn compares
18,937 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Madelynn's all-time total is 50x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,937 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 862 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madelynn's full recorded timeline at 1985, 98% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 2% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 862 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 862
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Madelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,322 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Madelynn's strongest decade.
7,322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Madelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 37
1920s
37 births
- 1940s 115
1940s
115 births
- 1950s 102
1950s
102 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s 1,447
1990s
1,447 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,972 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,322 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,744 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,322 births (39% of all-time use).
How Madelynn 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 Madelynn's total volume
Madelynn by state
Where Madelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,107 | 11.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,709 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 945 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 787 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 707 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 674 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 663 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 651 | 3.4% |
2,107 of 18,937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Madelynn appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madelynn's data
- Madelynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,322 total births) through the 2020s (3,744) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Madelynns (2,107 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 Madelynn: 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 (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Madelynn 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.