Madilyn
- #464 for girls in 2025, 662 births
- Peak · girls
- 2012 · 1,101 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 23,632since 1924
Madilyn over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Madilyn has never cracked the top 200 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #464 | 662 |
| 2024 | #421 | 741 |
| 2023 | #360 | 848 |
| 2022 | #331 | 973 |
| 2021 | #319 | 1,019 |
| 2020 | #326 | 950 |
| 2019 | #318 | 1,006 |
| 2018 | #328 | 989 |
| 2017 | #338 | 951 |
| 2016 | #326 | 1,005 |
| 2015 | #316 | 1,028 |
| 2014 | #303 | 1,078 |
| 2013 | #341 | 947 |
| 2012 | #287 | 1,101 |
| 2011 | #299 | 1,057 |
| 2010 | #332 | 967 |
| 2009 | #290 | 1,147 |
| 2008 | #288 | 1,169 |
| 2007 | #383 | 860 |
| 2006 | #435 | 732 |
| 2005 | #499 | 610 |
| 2004 | #504 | 584 |
| 2003 | #533 | 530 |
| 2002 | #568 | 466 |
| 2001 | #574 | 447 |
| 2000 | #640 | 391 |
| 1999 | #783 | 282 |
| 1998 | #800 | 265 |
| 1997 | #1,066 | 178 |
| 1996 | #1,261 | 138 |
| 1995 | #1,482 | 107 |
| 1994 | #1,905 | 74 |
| 1993 | #2,600 | 47 |
| 1992 | #2,513 | 50 |
| 1991 | #3,540 | 30 |
| 1990 | #4,694 | 20 |
| 1989 | #3,893 | 25 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 |
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| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 |
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| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 |
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| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
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| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 |
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| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 |
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| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 |
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| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 |
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| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 |
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First appearance
1924
The first year at least five girls were named Madilyn! It came in at #4,002, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1925–1937, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Madilyn is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Oklahoma#216 · 1 in 821
- South Carolina#219 · 1 in 831
- West Virginia#230 · 1 in 725
- Alabama#247 · 1 in 964
- Kentucky#248 · 1 in 958
Best ever in a state: #56 in Montana, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #216 | 18 | 1 in 821 |
| South Carolina | #219 | 22 | 1 in 831 |
| West Virginia | #230 | 7 | 1 in 725 |
| Alabama | #247 | 19 | 1 in 964 |
| Kentucky | #248 | 18 | 1 in 958 |
| Tennessee | #282 | 27 | 1 in 1,188 |
| Missouri | #329 | 18 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Arizona | #357 | 19 | 1 in 1,485 |
| Utah | #361 | 12 | 1 in 1,423 |
| Michigan | #364 | 24 | 1 in 1,489 |
| Arkansas | #376 | 8 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Maryland | #379 | 14 | 1 in 1,428 |
| North Carolina | #381 | 28 | 1 in 1,660 |
| Mississippi | #384 | 7 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Ohio | #390 | 29 | 1 in 1,630 |
| Louisiana | #394 | 11 | 1 in 1,488 |
| Indiana | #396 | 17 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Kansas | #404 | 8 | 1 in 1,476 |
| Colorado | #406 | 14 | 1 in 1,666 |
| Wisconsin | #420 | 12 | 1 in 1,688 |
| Nevada | #433 | 6 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Illinois | #436 | 24 | 1 in 1,847 |
| Iowa | #437 | 7 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Massachusetts | #444 | 12 | 1 in 2,003 |
| Georgia | #487 | 23 | 1 in 1,966 |
| Florida | #502 | 36 | 1 in 2,410 |
| Texas | #511 | 62 | 1 in 2,589 |
| Pennsylvania | #515 | 20 | 1 in 2,334 |
| Connecticut | #540 | 5 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Washington | #586 | 11 | 1 in 2,624 |
| Minnesota | #597 | 8 | 1 in 2,685 |
| Virginia | #606 | 12 | 1 in 2,812 |
| Oregon | #619 | 5 | 1 in 2,610 |
| California | #700 | 44 | 1 in 3,676 |
| New Jersey | #774 | 9 | 1 in 3,944 |
| New York | #859 | 18 | 1 in 4,352 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Madilyn
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 138 spots since 2020 (#326 → #464)
- Biggest jump: 266 spots in 1998
- Biggest drop: 61 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · girls
88 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1924
- Peaked 2012 at #287 (1,101 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1998–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,600
- Highest: 1 in 1,600 girls born in 2012 were named Madilyn (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,428 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 42.9% of all girls named Madilyn (10,129) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 7 | #4,002 (1924) | #4,002 |
| 1930s | 24 | #3,429 (1939) | #3,886 |
| 1940s | 32 | #3,034 (1946) | #3,676 |
| 1950s | 29 | #3,962 (1950) | #5,323 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 16 | #7,680 (1974) | #8,800 |
| 1980s | 75 | #3,893 (1989) | #5,776 |
| 1990s | 1,191 | #783 (1999) | #2,064 |
| 2000s | 6,936 | #288 (2008) | #471 |
| 2010s | 10,129 | #287 (2012) | #319 |
| 2020s | 5,193 | #319 (2021) | #370 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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