boys' name ★ peaked 2017

Maddox

Meaning A male given name transferred from the surname Gender Boy · 4% girls Rank 2025 #210 Trend ↓ Falling 28%

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#210
among boys · ↑7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,730
named Maddox · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,026
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2017
3,147 babies
All-time total
48,944
#529 all-time among boys
First recorded
1995
in Social Security records

Maddox popularity over time

48,944 babies have been named Maddox since 1995, 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
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BoysGirls

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 7 62 69 7 – #3,951
2000s 403 9,539 9,942 994 +14309% #181
2010s 881 25,675 26,556 2,656 +167% #136
2020s (to 2025) 534 11,843 12,377 2,063 -22% #170

Where Maddox is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 1,572 0.92 #227
2027 1,498 0.88 #235
2028 1,437 0.84 #242
2029 1,388 0.81 #250
2030 1,347 0.79 #257

Where Maddox is most popular

Boys named Maddox per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.11 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, Vermont, and West Virginia.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Maddox 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wyoming 24 4.15 +275%
Vermont 25 3.98 +260%
West Virginia 116 3.55 +221%
Arkansas 152 2.40 +117%
Maine 45 2.32 +110%
South Dakota 43 2.31 +109%
Kentucky 206 2.05 +86%
Mississippi 115 2.02 +83%
Nebraska 87 2.00 +81%
Louisiana 197 1.93 +74%
South Carolina 195 1.89 +71%
North Dakota 32 1.87 +70%
Alabama 203 1.86 +68%
Tennessee 332 1.84 +66%
North Carolina 459 1.80 +63%
Kansas 121 1.76 +60%
Oklahoma 153 1.73 +56%
Rhode Island 28 1.72 +55%
Idaho 70 1.71 +55%
Iowa 117 1.70 +53%
Indiana 269 1.68 +52%
Virginia 311 1.64 +48%
Nevada 92 1.61 +46%
Hawaii 25 1.61 +46%
Ohio 425 1.60 +45%
New Hampshire 35 1.58 +43%
Missouri 211 1.52 +38%
Georgia 381 1.50 +36%
Oregon 110 1.45 +31%
Pennsylvania 372 1.40 +27%
Colorado 162 1.26 +14%
Montana 22 1.25 +13%
New Mexico 41 1.24 +13%
Minnesota 151 1.23 +11%
Florida 575 1.21 +10%
Arizona 195 1.19 +8%
Delaware 18 1.19 +7%
Connecticut 79 1.17 +6%
Texas 903 1.02 -7%
Washington 167 1.02 -8%
Michigan 207 1.01 -9%
Massachusetts 134 0.974 -12%
Illinois 244 0.955 -14%
Utah 88 0.922 -17%
Wisconsin 109 0.920 -17%
California 830 0.908 -18%
Maryland 105 0.880 -20%
New York 344 0.794 -28%
New Jersey 158 0.785 -29%
Alaska 8 0.672 -39%
District of Columbia – – –

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 Maddox

Maddox is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #210 in 2025 with 1,664 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 48,944 American babies have been named Maddox. Its peak came in 2017, when 3,147 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Maddox stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maddox?

The median living Maddox is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 14. An estimated 49 thousand people named Maddox are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Maddox year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 66 #2,635 1,664 #210
2024 88 #2,168 1,668 #217
2023 98 #2,013 1,890 #195
2022 102 #1,950 2,108 #179
2021 109 #1,845 2,220 #173
2020 71 #2,460 2,293 #170
2019 107 #1,885 2,483 #156
2018 102 #1,948 2,811 #140
2017 103 #1,948 3,044 #136
2016 120 #1,739 2,909 #143
2015 90 #2,136 2,789 #148
2014 95 #2,064 2,579 #163
2013 81 #2,297 2,418 #170
2012 60 #2,890 2,312 #168
2011 61 #2,856 2,222 #169
2010 62 #2,826 2,108 #179
2009 62 #2,841 2,103 #181
2008 41 #3,903 1,858 #208
2007 64 #2,844 1,628 #227
2006 74 #2,499 1,501 #236
2005 71 #2,472 1,207 #277
2004 54 #2,949 728 #378
2003 22 #5,529 378 #582
2002 7 #13,067 96 #1,378
2001 8 #11,623 25 #3,473
2000 – – 15 #4,952
1995 – – 6 #8,472
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Maddox?

The median living Maddox is about 10 years old. Half of all living Maddoxs are between 5 and 14 years old.

How many people named Maddox are alive today?

An estimated 49 thousand people named Maddox are alive in the United States, based on 48,944 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maddox mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Maddox in 2025?

Maddox ranked #210 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,664 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maddox?

48,944 babies have been named Maddox in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maddox most popular?

Maddox peaked in 2017, when 3,147 newborns received the name.

Is Maddox a boy or girl name?

Maddox is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maddox rising or falling?

Maddox is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maddox become more popular?

Maddox is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,347 boys named Maddox in 2030, which would rank around #257. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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