Madlyn
Madlyn is a given name, and may refer to:Madlyn Davis, American blues singer Madlyn O'Hare, American atheist activist Madlyn M. Kahr (1913–2004), American art historian, and educator Madlyn Rhue (1935–2003), American film and television actress
- English
Meaning & Origin of Madlyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Madlyn is a given name, and may refer to:Madlyn Davis, American blues singer Madlyn O'Hare, American atheist activist Madlyn M. Kahr (1913–2004), American art historian, and educator Madlyn Rhue (1935–2003), American film and television actress
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Madlyn
Madlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1898, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 76 births, good for #841 nationwide. About 20% of every Madlyn on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Madlyn ranks #9,136 for baby girls with 9 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Madlyn
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About the name Madlyn
Madlyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Madlyn's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #841. Use the chart and map above to compare Madlyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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