Madlyn

Where Madlyn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Madlyn.

Madlyn through the years
  1. 1898
    First appearance
    #1,379 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1899
    Madlyn Davis born
    American classic blues singer
  3. 1922
    Peak, #841
    76 babies named Madlyn, the most in any year.
  4. 1928
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,239.
  5. 1935
    Madlyn Rhue born
    American actress
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Madlyn Rhue · American actress, 1935–2003
  • Madlyn Davis · American classic blues singer, born 1899

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.