Girls' name · since 1919
Madelynne
Madelynne has 1,805 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,049 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,805
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Madelynne is the #5428 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,805 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Madelynne recorded 1,805 times among girls since 1919, holding rank #5428 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #5,049 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,428 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,805 born since 1919
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madelynne ranks #5,049 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,428 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,805 born since 1919, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,049 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,805
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madelynne's 1,805 recorded births place it above 93.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Madelynne compares
1,805 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Madelynne's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madelynne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,805 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madelynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Madelynne's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 103, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Madelynne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Madelynne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (782 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Madelynne's strongest decade.
782 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Madelynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 44
1920s
44 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 284
1990s
284 births
- 2000s
2000s
782 births
- 2010s
2010s
489 births
- 2020s 152
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 782 births (43% of all-time use).
How Madelynne 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 Madelynne's total volume
Madelynne by state
Where Madelynne concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 136 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 127 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 39 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 31 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.7% |
136 of 1,805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Madelynne appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madelynne's data
- Madelynne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (782 total births); usage has since declined to 152 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Madelynnes (136 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Madelynne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Madelynne 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.