Madoc
Boy · MAD-ok · Welsh
Madoc is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “fortunate, good”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Madoc mean?
Welsh: spelling of Welsh Madog
“fortunate, good”
Legend says Prince Madoc of Gwynedd sailed to America around 1170, three centuries before Columbus.
- Say it
- MAD-ok
Is Madoc a girl's or a boy's name?
Madoc is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Madoc in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Madoc, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Madoc in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Madoc in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Madoc in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Madoc in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madoc in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Madoc
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Maddox Milo Idris Musa Rio Marley Alfie Macsen Ezra Albie Arlo
Names related to Madoc
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Morgan Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith Brynn