Girls' name · since 1996
Madylin
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 617 babies named Madylin, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 617
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madylin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 617 have been recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Madylin recorded 617 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1996 to 2024.
- #10,370 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 617 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madylin ranks #10,370 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 617 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 617
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madylin's 617 recorded births place it above 85.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Madylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madylin's full recorded timeline at 2010, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madylin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Madylin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (363 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Madylin's strongest decade.
363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Madylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
363 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 363 births (59% of all-time use).
How Madylin 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 Madylin's total volume
Madylin by state
Where Madylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 8 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 7 | 1.1% |
17 of 617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Madylin's data
- Madylin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (363 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Madylins (17 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 Madylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1996–2024 (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 Madylin 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.