Recorded 1916–2010 Girls' name Peak 1999 32 births

Madlin — girls' name

32 babies named Madlin in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101990s112000s52010s6
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Madlin was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Madlin in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madlin

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Madlin between 1916 and 2010, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madlin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madlin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Madlin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madlin 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 32 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.

Madlin at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

32

Since 1916

95 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1916

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 2010

Madlin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1916

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
4.555.566.5 201020011999199619191916 5

Madlin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 34% of Madlin's all-time total
1910s101990s112000s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madlin?
32 babies have been named Madlin since 1916. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Madlin most popular?
Madlin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Madlin been used?
Madlin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 95 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Madlin?
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.

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, 1916–2010 (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.