Maddalyn
Feminine · “A spelling of Madeline”
Maddalyn is one of the twenty-first-century spellings of Madeline, with the double d of the Italian Maddalena. Maddalena is also a cluster of islands off Sardinia, where Garibaldi spent his last years, and a Madalyn stood behind one of the most argued-over Supreme Court cases of the century.
How old is the name Maddalyn?
Maddalyn first appears in US birth records in 1997 — 28 years ago. The typical Maddalyn is a kid of about 12 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Maddalyn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Maddalyn most popular?
Maddalyn peaked in 2014, reaching #2922 nationally. See the whole 2014 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Magdalene to Maddalyn
The story of Maddalyn
Giuseppe Garibaldi, having helped unite Italy, bought land on Caprera in the Maddalena archipelago off northern Sardinia and lived there as a farmer until his death in 1882; his house is now a museum. In 1963 the Supreme Court ruled in cases brought by Madalyn Murray, later Madalyn Murray O'Hair, and by a Pennsylvania family that school-sponsored Bible reading and prayer in public schools were unconstitutional; she went on to found American Atheists. Maddalyn, with its double d and y, is one of the spellings families have used as Madeline came back into fashion.
Meaning
A spelling of Madeline, 'of Magdala'
Madeline and Maddalena come from Magdalene, the woman from Magdala.
How the name formed
- Magdalene
- Maddalena
- Madeline
- Maddalyn
Related forms: Maddalena · Madeleine · Madeline
Pronouncing Maddalyn
MAD-uh-lin
Three syllables with the stress on the first.
Nicknames for Maddalyn
Limited
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
- 1997
- Most girls named
- 201458 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2922reached in 2014
- Change vs 2023
- +40.0%7 in 2024, from 5
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.
Maddalyn in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Maddalena in Italian — same name
- Madeleine in French — same name
- Madeline in English — spelling variant
Maddalyns among us
people named Maddalyn are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Maddalyn 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
- Sounds like Madeline, a name everyone knows.
- Comes with Maddie as a ready short form.
- A settled meaning.
- Madelyn, Madilyn and Madeline are the spellings people will try.
- It will need spelling out every time.
- It sounds like one of the popular names of its generation.
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Frequently asked
- How many Maddalyns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Maddalyn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Maddalyn in 2025?
- Maddalyn is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Maddalyn with classmates?
- Maddalyn will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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