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Its wave through time Fading since the 1900s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 80 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1922 per million babies of that sex 2,329 babies given this name since 1898 At its height in 1904, about 1 in 18,400 girls Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020 Names worth a look Madelyn Girl A modern spelling of Madeline, from Magdalene, a byname meaning 'woman of Magdala', a town whose name comes from… Modern · peak 2015 Madeleine Girl From Mary Magdalene, 'of Magdala', a place name from Aramaic or Hebrew migdal 'tower'. Middle Ages · peak 1998 Matilda Girl From Germanic maht 'might, strength' and hild 'battle'. Early Medieval · peak 1886 Matilde Girl Germanic, from maht 'might, strength' and hild 'battle'. Middle Ages · peak 1883 Maddalena Girl From Magdalene, 'woman from Magdala', a town on the Sea of Galilee whose name comes from a word for 'tower'. Middle Ages Madeline Girl A revival, back after decades away peak 1998 Madalyn Girl Most used in the 2000s peak 2008 Madilyn Girl Popular now peak 2012 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.