How Many People Are Named Madalyn?
An estimated 20,779 people in the United States have the first name Madalyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Madalyn peaked in popularity in 2008 with 1,144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Madalyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Madalyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
20,779
About 1 in 16,495 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2008
1,144 births
Total Registered
22,943
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Madalyn
Madalyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 22,943 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Madalyn as a female name
Ranked #932 in 2024
283 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (1,144 births)
Madalyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Madalyn span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,724 babies were registered. Madalyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Madalyn by Decade
How has Madalyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Madalyn by State
Birth registrations for Madalyn span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Maine, Delaware. On average, about 410 Madalyns were registered per state.
Madalyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Madalyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Madalyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Madalyn?
We estimate approximately 20,779 people named Madalyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 16,495 Americans share this first name.
Is Madalyn a common name?
Madalyn is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,943 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Madalyn most popular?
Madalyn reached peak popularity in 2008, when 1,144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Madalyn is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Madalyn a female name?
Madalyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Madalyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Madalyn Smith, Madalyn Johnson, Madalyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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