Feminine dossier · first seen 1890

Madelyn

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Madelyn
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2008

Peak rank proxy

4,566

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1890Peak 20082024

Peak year

2008

Decline from peak

26.3%

2024

3,364

All-time

112,627

Madelyn has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2008, when 4,566 girls were named Madelyn.

In 2024, only 3,364 girls were given the name.

Down 26.3% from its peak.

All told, about 112,627 Americans have been named Madelyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1890.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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