Maddox
Boy · MAD-oks · Welsh
Maddox is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “fortunate”. In 2025 it ranked 306th for boys in the UK (166 babies) and 209th for boys in the US (1,664 babies).
What does Maddox mean?
Welsh: Welsh surname, son of Madog
“fortunate”
From a Welsh surname meaning son of Madog; Madog ab Owain Gwynedd was a legendary prince said to have sailed to America.
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Is Maddox a girl's or a boy's name?
Maddox is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 166 boys in the UK and 66 girls and 1,664 boys in the US.
How popular is Maddox in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #306among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 166about 1 in 1,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 166 boys in the UK were named Maddox, making it the 306th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 345th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 182 boys. 5 girls were also named Maddox in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Maddox in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 302nd in England and Wales and 262nd in Scotland.
Maddox in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 166 | #306 |
| 2024 | 182 | #284 |
| 2023 | 178 | #287 |
| 2022 | 166 | #306 |
| 2021 | 138 | #363 |
| 2020 | 146 | #345 |
| 2019 | 93 | #486 |
| 2018 | 109 | #429 |
| 2017 | 102 | #460 |
| 2016 | 81 | #544 |
| 2015 | 83 | #524 |
| 2014 | 62 | #633 |
| 2013 | 83 | #513 |
| 2012 | 67 | #594 |
| 2011 | 65 | #587 |
| 2010 | 76 | #512 |
| 2009 | 79 | #504 |
| 2008 | 72 | #535 |
| 2007 | 62 | #557 |
| 2006 | 69 | #502 |
| 2005 | 50 | #590 |
| 2004 | 25 | #921 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
How popular is Maddox in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #209among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,664about 1 in 1,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,664 boys in the US were named Maddox, making it the 209th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 170th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 3,044 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995. 66 girls were also named Maddox in 2025 (2,607th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Maddox than any year since 2007.
Half of all the boys named Maddox in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,867 boys in the US were given Maddox or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #215.
Maddox in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,664 | #209 |
| 2024 | 1,668 | #217 |
| 2023 | 1,890 | #195 |
| 2022 | 2,108 | #179 |
| 2021 | 2,220 | #173 |
| 2020 | 2,293 | #170 |
| 2019 | 2,483 | #156 |
| 2018 | 2,811 | #140 |
| 2017 | 3,044 | #136 |
| 2016 | 2,909 | #143 |
| 2015 | 2,789 | #148 |
| 2014 | 2,579 | #163 |
| 2013 | 2,418 | #170 |
| 2012 | 2,312 | #168 |
| 2011 | 2,222 | #169 |
| 2010 | 2,108 | #179 |
| 2009 | 2,103 | #181 |
| 2008 | 1,858 | #208 |
| 2007 | 1,628 | #227 |
| 2006 | 1,501 | #235 |
| 2005 | 1,207 | #277 |
| 2004 | 728 | #378 |
| 2003 | 378 | #582 |
| 2002 | 96 | #1,369 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
Names like Maddox
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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