Madden
Boy · MAD-en · Irish
Madden is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Madan”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 675th for boys in the US (402 babies).
What does Madden mean?
Irish: Irish surname, from O Madain
“descendant of Madan”
An Irish surname, probably from madadh, dog; also linked to coach John Madden and the Madden NFL video games.
- Say it
- MAD-en
Is Madden a girl's or a boy's name?
Madden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 168 girls and 402 boys in the US.
How popular is Madden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 171% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Madden, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Madden than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Madden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Madden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
How popular is Madden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 402about 1 in 4,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 402 boys in the US were named Madden, making it the 675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 809th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 471 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997. 168 girls were also named Madden in 2025 (1,326th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Madden in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 410 boys in the US were given Madden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #638, up from #675 for this spelling alone.
- Madden 402
- Maddon 8
In 2002, 58% of the babies named Madden in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 29%, with more boys than girls since 2003.
Madden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 402 | #675 |
| 2024 | 393 | #691 |
| 2023 | 426 | #645 |
| 2022 | 419 | #657 |
| 2021 | 291 | #822 |
| 2020 | 287 | #809 |
| 2019 | 294 | #788 |
| 2018 | 299 | #776 |
| 2017 | 354 | #695 |
| 2016 | 377 | #677 |
| 2015 | 439 | #611 |
| 2014 | 417 | #629 |
| 2013 | 410 | #612 |
| 2012 | 471 | #553 |
| 2011 | 470 | #544 |
| 2010 | 413 | #602 |
| 2009 | 461 | #573 |
| 2008 | 399 | #621 |
| 2007 | 266 | #804 |
| 2006 | 180 | #1,021 |
| 2005 | 97 | #1,484 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
Names like Madden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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