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“Woman from Magdala,” in the Magdalene-linked tradition.
Madilynn is documented as a spelling of Madeline. Through French Madeleine and Greek Magdalene, this interpretation refers to Magdala. It applies to that name history; Madeline also has a separately documented Germanic route.
Madeline-related respelling
The entry explicitly records a Madeline respelling. It does not independently corroborate the older licensed combination-of-names explanation, which remains flagged for separate review.
Written English guide: ma-di-lin (stress not specified)
A contributed PronounceNames entry for the exact spelling compares the three parts with mat, dig, and lint. This is one documented reading, not a pronunciation prescribed for every bearer. The written guide does not specify stress or identify its contributor. The separately listed US audio has not been transcribed or reused.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 14 · preliminary | 1668 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 315 | 859 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact English personal-name entry documents a Madeline spelling variant. This does not by itself document a particular nickname or transfer Madeline pronunciation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Madilynn entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Madilynn&oldid=55058497. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Madilynn is documented as a spelling of Madeline. Through French Madeleine and Greek Magdalene, this interpretation refers to Magdala. It applies to that name history; Madeline also has a separately documented Germanic route.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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These are distinct parent-name histories. The spelling alone does not establish that Madilynn was formed by combining a first name with Lynn.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The university page names its author Madilynn Keener, and her own introduction uses Maddie Keener. This directly documents one bearer’s short-form use, without establishing how common the nickname is. Credit: Madilynn Keener, first-person introduction on Boise State University President’s Writing Awards page. Sources: https://www.boisestate.edu/presidents-writing-awards/2023/04/16/madilynnkeener-2023-2nd-place-first-year-writing/. License: Original factual summary; source rights retained. Rights and license links: Boise State University and author source rights retained (https://www.boisestate.edu/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized only the documented relationship or language-specific account. No biography, literary passage, photograph or audio reproduced; distinct traditions and statistics remain separate.
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The entry explicitly records a Madeline respelling. It does not independently corroborate the older licensed combination-of-names explanation, which remains flagged for separate review.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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A contributed PronounceNames entry for the exact spelling compares the three parts with mat, dig, and lint. This is one documented reading, not a pronunciation prescribed for every bearer. The written guide does not specify stress or identify its contributor. The separately listed US audio has not been transcribed or reused. Credit: PronounceNames.com and its contributors. Rare Baby Names condensed the written sound comparisons; no IPA or stress has been inferred. Source rights retained; no open reuse license was identified.
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English given-name relationship. These spellings remain separate in popularity statistics.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
