US rank #16382 Girls' name Peak 2003 20 births

Medelyn — #16382 US girls' name

20 babies named Medelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s152020s5
#16382
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 7% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Medelyn was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

5 babies were named Medelyn in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Medelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Medelyn between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Medelyn currently holds the #16382 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Medelyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Medelyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Medelyn 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 20 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.

Medelyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

20

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2003

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,382

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Medelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
5
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
5 2024200920072003 5

Medelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15 births that decade — 75% of Medelyn's all-time total
2000s152020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Medelyn?
20 babies have been named Medelyn since 2003. It currently ranks #16382 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 5 births.
When was Medelyn most popular?
Medelyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Medelyn been used?
Medelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Medelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Medina, Meda, Medha, Medora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.