Spellings
Madelyn or Madeline?
In the US in 2025, 41% of babies in this name family were spelled Madelyn and 37% Madeline. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Madelyn41% of the family3,362 born in 2025#70 among girls−25% since 2015Madeline37% of the family3,086 born in 2025#81 among girls−8% since 2015Madilyn8% of the family662 born in 2025#464 among girls−36% since 2015Madelynn7% of the family573 born in 2025#524 among girls−26% since 2015Madilynn4% of the family315 born in 2025#859 among girls−51% since 2015Madalyn3% of the family273 born in 2025#946 among girls−50% since 2015
Ten years ago
Madelyn already led in 2015, with 42% of the family's births; it has 41% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 10,805 to 8,271 births (−23%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madelyn | 4,486 | 3,362 | −25% |
| Madeline | 3,339 | 3,086 | −8% |
| Madilyn | 1,028 | 662 | −36% |
| Madelynn | 770 | 573 | −26% |
| Madilynn | 639 | 315 | −51% |
| Madalyn | 543 | 273 | −50% |
How they sound
- Madelyn /ˈmædəlɪn/ (MAD-uh-lin)
- Madeline /ˈmædəlaɪn/ (MAD-uh-line)
- Madilyn /ˈmædəlɪn/ (MAD-uh-lin)
- Madelynn /ˈmædəlɪn/ (MAD-uh-lin)
- Madilynn /ˈmædəlɪn/ (MAD-uh-lin)
- Madalyn /ˈmædəlɪn/ (MAD-uh-lin)
In France
In France in 2025: Madeline 70 births (#589 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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