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Madelin

Feminine · “of Magdala”

1899high 2009
#2410 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare74 girls in 2025

Madelin descends from Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee whose name means a tower.

How old is the name Madelin?

Madelin first appears in US birth records in 1899 — 126 years ago. The typical Madelin alive today was born around 2003, making them about 22 years old. About 3,000 people named Madelin are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Madelin most popular?

Madelin peaked in 2000, reaching #1551 nationally. Today it ranks #2410, 859 places below that high. See the whole 2000 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Madelin

Mary of Magdala is named for her town in a text that usually identifies women by their men, and the town's name means a tower. She is the first witness to the resurrection in all four gospels. Madelin is one of several English spellings and is in current American use.

Meaning

of Magdala

From Magdalene, 'of Magdala', from the Aramaic magdala, 'tower'. Mary Magdalene is identified by her town rather than by a father or husband. French made Madeleine and English Madelin and Madeline. The chain is documented.

How the name formed

  1. magdala
  2. Magdalene
  3. Madeleine
  4. Madelin

Related forms: Madeline · Madeleine · Madelyn

Pronouncing Madelin

MAD-uh-lin

Three syllables, stress on the first. All the spellings of the sound are said nearly identically.

Nicknames for Madelin

Moderate

MaddieThe front stretched, and a name in its own right with a large record
LinThe back of the name, and a name of its own in several languages
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1899–20251135701137418992025

US babies named Madelin per year from 1899 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#15511890s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1899
Most girls named
2009113 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1551reached in 2000
Change vs 2023
−1.3%74 in 2025, from 75
Madelin sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2009, with 113 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.

Madelin in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Madeline in English — spelling variant
  • Madeleine in French — related form
  • Madelyn in English — spelling variant

Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, North Carolina.

Madelins among us

3,000

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

About 1 girl in 21,720 born in 2025 was named Madelin

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

Spellings of Madelin

#2410
Madelin on the 2025 chart
#65
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Madelin went to 74 girls in 2025, but Madelyn and Madelynn are the same name said out loud. Together the 5 spellings went to 4,032, which makes it the 65th most-given girls’ name of the year — 2,345 places above the chart.

and 2 rarer spellings.

About 1 girl in 399 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 21,720 for Madelin itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Keisa test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Madelin's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Keisa climbed just as high around 1976, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Keisa's path sketches the road Madelin is walking now.

40%chance Madelin will feel dated by 2040
Madelin, aligned on its peakKeisa· peak 1976not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+20 yrsKeisa · #10391Madelin today
Madelin today is about where Keisa stood in 2001 — 25 years past a #1551-sized peak. Within 15 years, Keisa had drifted out of the mainstream charts.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Madelin sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Madelin is headed

18992030

US babies named Madelin per year, 1899 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Madelin looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 20% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.

Rising+20% by 2030projected around #2,209 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Madelin beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Madelin in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Madelinthis name74#2410Ayda74#2410Laina74#2410Leana74#2410Sanvi74#2410

US girls given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • That she is identified by her town rather than a man is a first-rate detail.
  • Maddie is available as a short form with a large record.
  • The tower meaning is concrete and undisputed.
What to consider
  • At least five spellings of the sound are in circulation.
  • Madeline and Madelyn are both commoner.
  • It will be respelled by other people constantly.

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Frequently asked

How many Madelins are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,000 people named Madelin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Madelin?
Madelin is one of 3 recorded spellings. Madelyn is the more common one — 3,362 births in 2025 against 74 for Madelin.
How popular is the name Madelin in 2025?
Madelin ranks #2410 among US girl names in 2025, with 74 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Madelin?
About 1 in every 21,720 US girls born in 2025 was named Madelin — 74 in all.
Will my child share the name Madelin with classmates?
Madelin will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Madelin

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