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Madalyn

“Variant of Madeline — Tower; elevated, great” — Aramaic via Greek and French origin

Girl's name · #946 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Madalyn has appeared in US records since 1899 — best rank #292 (2008) · 23,222 babies named Madalyn all-time · 1 in 5,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,200 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Madalyns

• Madalyn Murray O'Hair — American atheist activist (1919–1995)
• Madalyn Godby — American cyclist
• Madalyn Schiffel — American soccer player
• Madalyn Akers Phillips — American composer
• Madalyn Aslan — American astrologer, writer

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