Girls' name · since 1924
Madilyn
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 23,632 babies named Madilyn, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,632
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Madilyn is the #464 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 23,632 recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Madilyn recorded 23,632 times among girls since 1924, holding rank #464 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #950 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #464 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,632 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madilyn ranks #950 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #464 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,632 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,632
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Madilyn's 23,632 recorded births place it above 98.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Madilyn compares
23,632 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Madilyn's all-time total is 63x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madilyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,632 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,169 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Madilyn splits its recorded history at 1997: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 1,169 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Madilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 1,169
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Madilyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10,129 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Madilyn's strongest decade.
10,129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Madilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s 1,191
1990s
1,191 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,936 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,129 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,193 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10,129 births (43% of all-time use).
How Madilyn 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 Madilyn's total volume
Madilyn by state
Where Madilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,412 | 10.2% |
| #2 | California | | 1,799 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,059 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 892 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 888 | 3.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 851 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 845 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 834 | 3.5% |
2,412 of 23,632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Madilyn appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madilyn's data
- Madilyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10,129 total births) through the 2020s (5,193) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Madilyns (2,412 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 Madilyn: 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 (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Madilyn 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.