How many Madalins are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Madalin are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Madalin in 2025?

Madalin is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.

Will my child share the name Madalin with classmates?

Madalin will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Madalin

Feminine

Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year

rare

Madalin is one of the many spellings of the Madeline sound. It shares its sound with Madeleine L'Engle, whose great book was nearly never published.

How old is the name Madalin?

Madalin first appears in US birth records in 1905 — 120 years ago. The typical Madalin alive today was born around 2005, making them about 20 years old. About 500 people named Madalin are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Madalin most popular?

Madalin peaked in 1905, reaching #1931 nationally. See the whole 1905 chart.

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Where it comes from

Origin, sound and short forms

Our story of Madalin

Madeleine L'Engle wrote A Wrinkle in Time, the story of Meg Murry crossing space to rescue her father, and publisher after publisher rejected it, more than two dozen of them, some because a science-fiction novel had a girl as its hero; when it finally appeared it won the Newbery Medal and has never been out of print. Madalin came from the Madeline names families loved. It is soft and familiar.

Meaningnot established

Not established

Madalin may be Madeline or Madalyn respelled, and nothing records which. Both come from Magdalene.

Pronouncing Madalin

MAD-uh-lin

Three syllables with the stress on the first.

Nicknames for Madalin

Limited

MaddieThe usual pet form

What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1905
Most girls named: 200133 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #1931reached in 1905
Change vs 2021: −50.0%5 in 2023, from 10

Madalin sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2001, with 33 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Madalins among us

500

people named Madalin are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Questions parents actually ask

Fashion outlook

Madalin sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

The trade-off

Practical strengths

Sounds like Madeline, a name everyone knows.
Comes with Maddie as a ready pet form.
Distinct on paper.

What to consider

Almost everyone will write Madeline or Madelyn.
The spelling will need repeating.
It has no documented meaning of its own apart from Magdalene.

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Frequently asked

How many Madalins are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Madalin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Madalin in 2025?: Madalin is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Madalin with classmates?: Madalin will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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