Madelyn

Where Madelyn comes from

An alteration of Madeline with -lyn.
— Wiktionary's entry for Madelyn
  • French
Along the way
  1. 1890
    First appearance
    #1,210 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1987
    Madelyn Marie born
    American pornographic actress
  3. 1997
    Madelyn Cline born
    American actress
  4. 2023
    Peak, #58
    3,645 babies named Madelyn — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French, variant of Madeline.
Namesakes
  • Madelyn Cline · American actress, born 1997
  • Madelyn Marie · American pornographic actress, born 1987
  • Madelyn Deutch · actress, born 1991
  • Madelyn Pugh · American television writer and screenwriter, 1921–2011
  • Madelyn Clare · Early 20th century American actor, 1894–1975

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.