I have a one year old and want to start TTC number two soon. Recently my husband has declared his love for the name [name]Madeline[/name]. My question is how popular is the [name]LINE[/name] pronunciation? I know the [name]LYNN[/name] pronunciation is pretty common. [name]Madelyn[/name] is ranked 76 in my state (TX) but I am not sure how to look past the top 100 to see where [name]Madeline[/name]/[name]Madeleine[/name] rank. I also know [name]Madeline[/name] can be pronounced with the [name]LYNN[/name] ending, complicating things further!
Since my son is so young and my husband and I are also young none of our friends really have kids so I am not around them very much so I guess I want to know from your experience how many you see with the [name]LINE[/name] ending?
Also, if I want it pronounced with the [name]LINE[/name] ending which spelling do you think is the most intuitive?
Thank you so much 
There are about 9 different spellings of [name]Madeleine[/name] currently in the top 1000. With combined spellings it goes to 13. While you may like the line pronunciation, it’s difficult because the -lyn pronunciation is more popular in the US right now. I like [name]Madeleine[/name] very much, but all the butchered spellings have put me off to it. There was a blog post recently about the real top 50 when you combine spellings.
You can check name rankings on SS’s website.
I personally know 3 [name]Madeline[/name]/[name]Madelyn[/name]/Madylin (ugh)
And all 3 go by [name]Maddie[/name]. All 3 are under 10.
But I live in [name]California[/name] so i’m not too sure how popular it is in other states.
I think it’s a fine name (if spelled properly) but definitely a bit too popular for my taste.
I think [name]Madeline[/name], with the [name]LINE[/name] ending is so adorable, but like dindlee pointed out [name]Madeline[/name]/lyn/leine is very popular and I think most people would opt for the most familiar pronunciation regardless of the spelling. In fact I remember reading about one mother on here with a daughter named [name]Madeline[/name], and she said she would introduce her daughter as Made-[name]LINE[/name] and people would automatically start calling her Made-[name]LYNN[/name]. But if that’s something you could handle I think it’s a gorgeous name.
Thanks! I guess I didn’t take into account all the multiple spellings. We have a really common last name so the uber popularity is going to make this a no go.
Thanks anyway! We have a lot of other names we really like so it’s not a huge deal.
[name]Evangeline[/name] is my number one girl name ( back and forth with [name]Magnolia[/name]) and I have a [name]Leo[/name] too!
I’m glad you decided to bag [name]Madeline[/name] as it is very common where I live- very.
We have very similar taste! I love [name]Magnolia[/name] too but my husband isn’t a fan. [name]Evangeline[/name] is his favorite name ever though.