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Madelyn

“Variant of Madeline — Tower; elevated, great” — Aramaic via Greek and French origin

Girl's name · #70 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Madelyn has appeared in US records since 1890 — best rank #58 (2023) · 116,010 babies named Madelyn all-time · 1 in 480 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 630 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 860 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Madelyns

• Madelyn Cline — American actress
• Madelyn Deutch — actress
• Madelyn Dunham — maternal grandmother of Barack Obama (1922-2008)
• Madelyn Clare — Early 20th century American actor (1894-1975)
• Madelyn Pugh — American television writer and screenwriter (1921-2011)

In stories & tradition

• Madelyn Dinkley — Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo

What Madelyns become

Among 53 notable people named Madelyn:

Athletes appear 1.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Madelyn Rodríguez, Dominican Republic taekwondo athlete.

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