Madilyn Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: In 2008, the name Madilyn was given to 1,146 baby girls, marking its peak in terms of popularity and usage​.

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A Deep Dive

Madilyn Overview

Meaning

High tower, woman from Magdala

Gender

Girl

Origin

English, Hebrew

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew and English names “Madeline” and “Mary Magdalene”.

Pronunciation

/ˈmædɪlɪn/

Popularity

Madilyn is gaining traction globally, with notable popularity in English-speaking countries. In the USA, Madilyn was ranked 360th for girls in 2023.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

33 (Nurturing, Spiritual, Expressive, Altruistic)

Name Styles

Modern, Cute, Cool

Associated Traits

Youthful, elegant, modern, vibrant

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Madilyn, linked to Mary Magdalene, holds a subtle religious significance, often associated with purity and devotion.

Name Day

July 22nd (Christian)
A Deep Dive

Madilyn Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Madeline, Madelyn, Madelaine, Madeleine, Madalyn, Madaline

Common Nicknames

Madi, Maddy, Lina, Lyn, Didi, Madds

Diminutives

Mads, Addy, Lynnie, Maddie

Famous People

  • Madilyn Bailey
    (American Singer)
  • Madilyn Paige
    (American Singer)
  • Madilyn Clark
    (American Dancer)
  • Madilyn Grace
    (American Actress)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Madilyn "Maddie" Hayes
    ("Moonlighting," TV Series)
  • "Madilyn's Song"
    (2010 Album)
  • Madilyn
    ("Madilyn's Journey," Novel)
  • Madilyn "Maddie" Coleman
    ("As the World Turns," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Madilyn?

Madilyn means “high tower” or “woman from Magdala.” The name Madilyn whispers of stability, inner strength, and a personality that radiates warmth and care.

What Is the Origin of The Name Madilyn?

Madilyn is derived from the name Madeline, which itself comes from Magdalene, referring to Mary Magdalene in the Bible. Its linguistic roots trace back to the Hebrew name Migdal, meaning “tower.”

Madilyn Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Madilyn in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#3202021#3312022#3602023
Top 3 Rankings#2872012#2882008#2902009

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Madilyn

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023360
(-29 from 2022)
842
(-129 from 2022)
0.04814
2022331
(-11 from 2021)
971
(-44 from 2021)
0.05415
2021320
(+6 from 2020)
1015
(+68 from 2020)
0.05665
2020326
(-8 from 2019)
947
(-58 from 2019)
0.05357
2019318
(+12 from 2018)
1005
(+18 from 2018)
0.05477
2018330
(+8 from 2017)
987
(+38 from 2017)
0.05307
2017338
(-12 from 2016)
949
(-56 from 2016)
0.05023
2016326
(-10 from 2015)
1005
(-22 from 2015)
0.05191
2015316
(-13 from 2014)
1027
(-51 from 2014)
0.05264
2014303
(+38 from 2013)
1078
(+131 from 2013)
0.05510
2013341
(-54 from 2012)
947
(-153 from 2012)
0.04913
2012287
(+12 from 2011)
1100
(+43 from 2011)
0.05672
2011299
(+33 from 2010)
1057
(+90 from 2010)
0.05455
2010332
(-42 from 2009)
967
(-178 from 2009)
0.04932
2009290
(-2 from 2008)
1145
(-23 from 2008)
0.05654
2008288
(+95 from 2007)
1168
(+308 from 2007)
0.05608
2007383
(+52 from 2006)
860
(+128 from 2006)
0.04063
2006435
(+64 from 2005)
732
(+122 from 2005)
0.03502
2005499
(+5 from 2004)
610
(+26 from 2004)
0.03006
2004504
(+29 from 2003)
584
(+54 from 2003)
0.02894
2003533
(+35 from 2002)
530
(+64 from 2002)
0.02641
2002568
(+7 from 2001)
466
(+20 from 2001)
0.02359
2001575
(+65 from 2000)
446
(+55 from 2000)
0.02251
2000640
(+143 from 1999)
391
(+109 from 1999)
0.01959
1999783
(+17 from 1998)
282
(+17 from 1998)
0.01449
1998800
(+266 from 1997)
265
(+87 from 1997)
0.01367
19971066
(+195 from 1996)
178
(+40 from 1996)
0.00932
19961261
(+221 from 1995)
138
(+31 from 1995)
0.00720
19951482
(+423 from 1994)
107
(+33 from 1994)
0.00557
19941905
(+695 from 1993)
74
(+27 from 1993)
0.00380
19932600
(-87 from 1992)
47
(-3 from 1992)
0.00238
19922513
(+1027 from 1991)
50
(+20 from 1991)
0.00249
19913540
(+1154 from 1990)
30
(+10 from 1990)
0.00148
19904694
(-801 from 1989)
20
(-5 from 1989)
0.00097
19893893
(+1172 from 1988)
25
(+9 from 1988)
0.00125
19885065
(-209 from 1987)
16
No change from 1987
0.00083
19874856
(+901 from 1986)
16
(+4 from 1986)
0.00085
19865757
(+3549 from 1985)
12
(+6 from 1985)
0.00065
19859306
(+344 from 1977)
6
(+1 from 1977)
0.00032
19840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19790
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19780
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19779650
(-582 from 1975)
5
No change from 1975
0.00030
19760
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19759068
(-1389 from 1974)
5
(-1 from 1974)
0.00032
19747679
(-1593 from 1957)
6
(+1 from 1957)
0.00038
19730
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19720
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19710
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19700
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19680
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19576086
(-761 from 1956)
5
(-1 from 1956)
0.00024
19565325
(+503 from 1955)
6
(+1 from 1955)
0.00029
19555828
(-414 from 1951)
5
No change from 1951
0.00025
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19515414
(-1452 from 1950)
5
(-3 from 1950)
0.00027
19503962
(+711 from 1949)
8
(+2 from 1949)
0.00045
19494673
(-1639 from 1946)
6
(-5 from 1946)
0.00034
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19463034
(+98 from 1945)
11
(+2 from 1945)
0.00068
19453132
(+731 from 1940)
9
(+3 from 1940)
0.00067
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19403863
(-434 from 1939)
6
(-1 from 1939)
0.00051
19393429
(+21 from 1938)
7
No change from 1938
0.00062
19383450
(+805 from 1937)
7
(+2 from 1937)
0.00061
19374255
(+156 from 1932)
5
No change from 1932
0.00045
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19324411
(-409 from 1924)
5
(-2 from 1924)
0.00045
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19244002
First SSA data recorded
7
First SSA data recorded
0.00054
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Madilyn

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#3252021#3322022#3642023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#5842021#4992022#5312023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2002021#3412022#2492023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5042021#4282022#4912023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3712021#3772022#4102023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#2932021#2202022#2752023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#2292021#2762022#3482023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#2432021#2972022#4122023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#2972021#2732022#3032023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2582021#3112022#2272023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#2592021#2262022#2112023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#1992021#2972022#3562023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#1762021#1972022#2202023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4572021#6552022#6452023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#2082021#2632022#2532023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3162021#3322022#4022023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#1882021#1692022#2392023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#2952021#3732022#3812023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#4292021#3482022#6072023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#2772021#3262022#2822023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#2932021#2472022#2632023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#5712021#2792022#6192023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#5092021#4002022#7742023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#1572021#2582022#2302023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#2382021#2392022#4512023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#3002021#7402022#3882023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#1662021#2352022#1662023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#2082021#2042022#3392023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#1922021#4232022#3702023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4682021#2252022#3502023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3982021#5012022#8382023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2082021#1602022#1292023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4172021#4072022#7962023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2382021#2322022#2282023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#11402021#5032022#10102023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#4162020#2642021#2282022

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#1912020#4212021#4722022

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#992018#1292019#1682023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#5282021#5252022#4982023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1902020#1002021#1442023

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1512019#1572022#1902023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#2862018#3812019#2532020

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1322015#1242017#1012021

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2042016#1582019#2382023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#1882013#2312018#612019

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#1102012#1002021

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#2022021

Popularity Rankings for Madilyn in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#5182021#4802022#3672023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Madilyn a Name for Boys or Girls?

Madilyn is commonly a female name, favored for its delicate and charming qualities. The name’s popularity among girls stems from its biblical origins and the affection people have for classic names.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Madilyn

Madilyn in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Madilyn Bailey (Singer, born 1992): An American singer and songwriter who gained fame through her YouTube covers and original music.
  • Madilyn Paige (Singer, born 1997): An American singer who competed on "The Voice" and has released several successful singles.
  • Madilyn Clark (Dancer, 1923–2008): An American dancer and studio owner who influenced many in the Los Angeles dance community.
  • Madilyn Grace (Actress, born 1990): An American actress featured in various television shows and indie films.
  • Madilyn Reese (Author, born 1985): A British author of children's books celebrated for her imaginative storytelling.
  • Madilyn Davis (Journalist, born 1975): An Australian journalist and news anchor recognized for her investigative reporting.
  • Madilyn "Maddie" Hayes ("Moonlighting," 1985 TV Series): A former model turned detective who partners with a wisecracking investigator.
  • "Madilyn's Song" (2010 Album): An album featuring heartfelt ballads and songs inspired by the name Madilyn.
  • Madilyn ("Madilyn's Journey," 2015 Novel): A story about a young woman named Madilyn discovering her family's secrets.
  • Madilyn "Maddie" Coleman ("As the World Turns," 1956 TV Series): A character involved in various dramatic storylines on this long-running soap opera.
  • "Madilyn's Dream" (2012 Children's Book): A whimsical tale about a girl named Madilyn who embarks on fantastical adventures in her dreams.
  • Madilyn Bailey ("America's Got Talent," 2021 TV Series): A singer and songwriter who gained fame through her performances on the show.
  • Madilyn Park (California, USA): A community park in Los Angeles featuring playgrounds, sports fields, and picnic areas.
  • Madilyn Lake (Ontario, Canada): A scenic lake located in northern Ontario, popular for fishing and boating.
  • Madilyn Bay (Queensland, Australia): A picturesque bay offering beautiful coastal views and a variety of water activities.
  • Madilyn Creek (Alaska, USA): A small creek in southern Alaska flowing into the Pacific Ocean.
  • Madilyn Ridge (British Columbia, Canada): A mountain ridge in the Canadian Rockies, known for its hiking trails and panoramic views.
  • Madilyn Beach (Hawaii, USA): A sandy beach on the island of Maui, ideal for sunbathing and swimming.

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