Feminine dossier · first seen 1896

Madolyn

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1921

Peak era

1921

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1896Peak 19212025

Quick answers about Madolyn

An estimated 938 living Americans are named Madolyn.

Madolyn fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Madolyn is approximately 28 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 59 years old.

Not especially. Madolyn has been declining since its 1921 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,743

Madolyn last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 1,743 American girls received the name.

Madolyn peaked in 1921, when 45 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,743 Americans named Madolyn since 1896.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1921

Living profile

938

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age28

Core range20–59

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.