Combination of Mary and Lynn, or variant of Madeline
Matilyn is a modern American invention, likely created as a phonetic blend of the classic names Mary and Lynn. It is also frequently used as a creative spelling of Madeline, which means 'woman from Magdala'. As a compound name, it carries the combined heritage of the Hebrew 'bitter' or 'beloved' and the Welsh 'lake'.
Less common today
Matilyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,853 in 2008.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
