Girls' name · since 1990
Madysen
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 2,703 babies named Madysen, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,340 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,703
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Madysen is the #12340 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,703 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madysen has been recorded 2,703 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #12340 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #3,844 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,340 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,703 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madysen ranks #3,844 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,340 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,703 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,340 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,703
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madysen's 2,703 recorded births place it above 94.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Madysen compares
2,703 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Madysen's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madysen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,703 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 193 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madysen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Madysen's full recorded timeline at 2007, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 193 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Madysen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 193
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Madysen popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Madysen as boys' name)
Madysen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,643 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Madysen's strongest decade.
1,643 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Madysen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 435
1990s
435 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,643 births
- 2010s 576
2010s
576 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,643 births (61% of all-time use).
How Madysen 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 Madysen's total volume
Madysen by state
Where Madysen concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 207 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 156 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 133 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 113 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 78 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 76 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 73 | 2.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 64 | 2.4% |
207 of 2,703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Madysen appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madysen's data
- Madysen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,643 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Madysens (207 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Madysen: 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 (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Madysen 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.