Madelyn

Variation of Madeline, English

"woman from Magdala or high tower"

Madelyn Origin and Meaning

The name Madelyn is a girl's name of French origin meaning "woman from Magdala or high tower".

Madelyn is the most popular current spelling of this stylish name -- Madeline is the second most used -- but we prefer the least popular and most authentic French version, Madeleine, which ranks third.

The advantage of Madelyn: It does clarify pronunciation and may be the best choice if you definitely want that last syllable pronounced as "lynn".

The disadvantage of this name, however you spell it: Its mega-popularity when all spellings are considered together. Roughly 10,000 baby girls were given some version of the name Madelyn in the US last year, making it equal to a Top 10 girl name.

Madelyn Rank in US Top 1000

# 60 in the US

Madelyn Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 954 on Nameberry

Madelyn Popularity

• 60 US 2022
• 954 Nameberry 2024
• 71 Future 2028
• 826 England 2017
• 84 Canada 2022

20 Names Similar to Madelyn

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Madelyn.

• Madison
• Madelynn
• Madeline
• Mackenzie
• Ashlyn
• Madeleine
• Madilyn
• Sydney
• Addison
• Hailey
• Adelyn
• Melanie
• Brooklyn
• Haley
• Alyssa
• Savannah
• Morgan
• Taylor
• Natalie
• Madalyn

Famous People Named Madelyn

• Madelyn Pugh American TV writer
• Madelyn Dunham grandmother of U.S. President Barack Obama
• Madelyn Clare American silent film actress
• Madelyn Fernstrom American physician and journalist
• Madelyn Vega Puerto Rican journalist and attorney
• Madelyn "Maddie" Deutch American actress; daughter of actress Lea Thompson and director Howard Deutch; sister of actress Zoey Deutch
• Madelyn Cline American actress
• Madelyn Kate "Mady" Gosselin daughter of reality TV's Jon and Kate Gosselin
• Madelyn Skyler Tee daughter of actor Brian Tee & Mirelly Taylor
• Madelyn Grace Sharp (b. 2011) daughter of ice hockey player Patrick Sharp
• Madelyn Christina Fitzgerald (b. 2013) daughter of ice dancers Naomi Lang and Mark Fitzgerald
• Madelyn Lee (b. 2015) late daughter of NFL player Andy Lee
• Madelyn Damon daughter of baseball player Johnny Damon

Madelyn in Pop Culture

• Madelyn "Maddie" Hayes character in the TV series "Moonlighting"
• Madelyne Pryor character in the "X,Men" comics
• Madelyn Spaulding character in animated series "Static Shock"
• Madelyn "Maddie" Fynn character in the novel "When" by Victoria Laurie