US rank #5299 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,782 births

Madelynne — #5299 US girls' name

1,782 babies named Madelynne in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s441940s291980s191990s2842000s7822010s4892020s129
#5299
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Madelynne was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

103 babies were named Madelynne in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madelynne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,782 babies named Madelynne between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madelynne currently holds the #5299 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madelynne performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 782 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Madelynne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 136 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Madelynne in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madelynne 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 1,782 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.

Madelynne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,782

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

2008

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,299

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Madelynne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
103
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Madelynne by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
782 births that decade — 44% of Madelynne's all-time total
1910s61920s441940s291980s191990s2842000s7822010s4892020s129

Madelynne by state

Where Madelynne concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Madelynne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
136 7.6%
#2 Texas
127 7.1%
#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%
California share of Madelynne's total US births 7.6%
Even split

136 of 1,782 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Madelynne appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madelynne?
1,782 babies have been named Madelynne since 1919. It currently ranks #5299 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 103 births.
When was Madelynne most popular?
Madelynne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 782 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Madelynne most popular?
The top states for the name Madelynne are California (136 births), Texas (127 births), Ohio (39 births).
How long has the name Madelynne been used?
Madelynne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Madelynne?
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.

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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, 1919–2024 (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.