Madelyn is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #778 in 2025 with 47 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2023 with 48 births ranking #742. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 327.3%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 5,389 girls born was named Madelyn. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Madelyn is a modern spelling of Madeline with the same traditional meaning 'woman from Magdala'. It feels familiar but slightly updated in appearance.
This spelling rose strongly in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries as parents refreshed classics with y-based spellings. It keeps the old root while fitting modern visual taste.