Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- From Magdala
Pronunciation
m(a)-dil-yn, mad(i)-lyn
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #288, 1,168 births); most recent 2025 (rank #464, 662 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 662 |
| 2024 | 739 |
| 2023 | 847 |
| 2022 | 971 |
| 2021 | 1,019 |
| 2020 | 948 |
| 2019 | 1,005 |
| 2018 | 989 |
| 2017 | 950 |
| 2016 | 1,005 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #2615, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4709, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #2875, 9 births); most recent 2017 (rank #5436, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #354, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence