Madalyn

Where Madalyn comes from

Rare spelling variant of Madeline.
— Wiktionary's entry for Madalyn
Along the way
  1. 1899
    First appearance
    #1,278 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1992
    Madalyn Godby born
    American cyclist
  3. 2008
    Peak, #292
    1,144 babies named Madalyn — more than any year before or since.
  4. 2013
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #540.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Madalyn Godby · American cyclist, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.