Girl
Madalyn
As a girl's name, Madalyn is understood to mean "of Magdala". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. Its single strongest year on record was 2008.
EtymologyVariant of Madeline
EtymologyMeaning "of Magdala"
Births by decade
1900s
111
1910s
462
1920s
613
1930s
305
1940s
450
1950s
343
1960s
216
1970s
193
1980s
569
1990s
3,791
2000s
8,722
2010s
4,935
Peaked in the 2000s · 20,710 total U.S. births since 1900