Girls' name · since 1987
Madilynn
11,432 babies named Madilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #860 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,432
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
11,432 babies have been named Madilynn since 1987, making it today's #860 girls' name.
Madilynn has 11,432 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #860 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #1,528 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #860 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,432 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madilynn ranks #1,528 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #860 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,432 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,528 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #860 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,432
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Madilynn's 11,432 recorded births place it above 97.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Madilynn compares
11,432 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Madilynn's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madilynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,432 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 656 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Madilynn's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 656, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Madilynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 656
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Madilynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,733 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Madilynn's strongest decade.
5,733 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Madilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 318
1990s
318 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,590 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,733 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,776 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,733 births (50% of all-time use).
How Madilynn 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 Madilynn's total volume
Madilynn by state
Where Madilynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,226 | 10.7% |
| #2 | California | | 782 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 648 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 439 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 439 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 430 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 400 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 372 | 3.3% |
1,226 of 11,432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Madilynn appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madilynn's data
- Madilynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,733 total births) through the 2020s (2,776) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Madilynns (1,226 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 Madilynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Madilynn 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.