girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Maddie

Meaning A diminutive of the female given name Madeleine Gender Girl Rank 2025 #927 Trend ↑ Rising 53%

A diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.

Rank 2025
#927
among girls · ↓85 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
282
named Maddie · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,700
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
328 babies
All-time total
6,253
#2,230 all-time among girls
First recorded
1893
in Social Security records

Maddie popularity over time

6,253 babies have been named Maddie since 1893, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 11 1 – #1,373
1900s 32 3 +191% #1,500
1910s 107 11 +234% #1,684
1920s 108 11 +1% #2,098
1930s 75 8 -31% #2,197
1940s 46 5 -39% #3,159
1950s 13 1 -72% #5,120
1960s 6 1 -54% #6,112
1970s – – – –
1980s 197 20 – #1,785
1990s 401 40 +104% #2,296
2000s 1,487 149 +271% #1,157
2010s 2,106 211 +42% #1,043
2020s (to 2025) 1,664 277 +32% #835

Where Maddie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 300 0.19 outside top 500
2027 317 0.20 outside top 500
2028 331 0.21 outside top 500
2029 345 0.21 outside top 500
2030 356 0.22 outside top 500

Where Maddie is most popular

Girls named Maddie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.180 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maddie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 60 0.639 +255%
Tennessee 78 0.492 +173%
Louisiana 35 0.400 +122%
Oklahoma 28 0.380 +111%
Utah 30 0.360 +100%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +94%
Nebraska 12 0.334 +85%
Minnesota 31 0.287 +59%
Georgia 62 0.273 +51%
Wisconsin 26 0.252 +40%
Pennsylvania 56 0.237 +31%
Mississippi 11 0.235 +30%
Kentucky 20 0.234 +30%
North Carolina 52 0.228 +27%
Ohio 50 0.211 +17%
Texas 169 0.210 +17%
New York 81 0.205 +14%
Arkansas 10 0.189 +5%
Arizona 26 0.185 ≈ national
Indiana 25 0.178 ≈ national
Iowa 10 0.171 -5%
Michigan 31 0.170 -6%
Florida 69 0.161 -11%
Colorado 17 0.152 -15%
Idaho 5 0.149 -17%
Illinois 33 0.144 -20%
Missouri 17 0.141 -22%
Massachusetts 17 0.141 -22%
California 106 0.126 -30%
New Jersey 21 0.116 -35%
Maryland 12 0.113 -37%
Washington 15 0.104 -42%
Virginia 17 0.100 -45%
South Carolina 7 0.078 -57%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maddie

Maddie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #927 in 2025 with 282 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1893, 6,253 American babies have been named Maddie. Its peak came in 2023, when 328 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maddie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maddie?

The median living Maddie is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 5,900 people named Maddie are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maddie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 282 #927
2024 321 #842
2023 328 #835
2022 289 #938
2021 242 #1,042
2020 202 #1,162
2019 213 #1,138
2018 214 #1,143
2017 209 #1,177
2016 248 #1,053
2015 255 #1,043
2014 221 #1,136
2013 193 #1,241
2012 192 #1,262
2011 188 #1,269
2010 173 #1,355
2009 218 #1,157
2008 198 #1,264
2007 165 #1,436
2006 147 #1,501
2005 147 #1,448
2004 141 #1,450
2003 132 #1,481
2002 105 #1,742
2001 121 #1,537
2000 113 #1,574
1995 41 #2,913
1990 30 #3,589
1985 16 #4,768
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 6 #6,112
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 6 #4,334
1940 8 #3,396
1935 11 #2,668
1930 10 #2,984
1925 15 #2,451
1920 12 #2,820
1915 8 #3,315
1910 9 #1,714
1905 6 #1,833
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Maddie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Maddie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler American actress and dancer (born 2002) Contemporary
  2. 2 Maddie Hasson American actress b. 1995 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Maddie Taylor American voice actor (born 1966) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maddie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maddie?

The median living Maddie is about 11 years old. Half of all living Maddies are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Maddie are alive today?

An estimated 5,900 people named Maddie are alive in the United States, based on 6,253 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maddie mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.

How popular is the name Maddie in 2025?

Maddie ranked #927 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 282 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maddie?

6,253 babies have been named Maddie in the United States since 1893, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maddie most popular?

Maddie peaked in 2023, when 328 newborns received the name.

Is Maddie a boy or girl name?

Maddie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maddie rising or falling?

Maddie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maddie become more popular?

Maddie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 356 girls named Maddie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Maddie?

Well-known people named Maddie include Maddie Ziegler (actor), Maddie Hasson (actor), Maddie Taylor (actor).

Names like Maddie

Names that sound and feel close to Maddie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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