Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Maddox

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Son Of The Lord
Son of Maddock
Celtic
Beneficent
Welsh

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Pronunciation

m(ad)-dox

Celebrity Babies

Son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #136, 3,043 births); most recent 2025 (rank #209, 1,664 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1735, 120 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2607, 66 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,66466
20241,66588
20231,88798
20222,106102
20212,218109
20202,29371
20192,482107
20182,811102
20173,043103
20162,909120

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #271, 172 births); most recent 2025 (rank #302, 151 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #2843, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20251515
20241723
20231686
20221525
20211305
20201348
2019853
2018102–
201793–
2016775

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #3423, 5 births); most recent 2016 (rank #4934, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #606, 4 births); most recent 2021 (rank #717, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
20204
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #262, 15 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202515
20247
202310
20227
20218
20209
20195
2018–
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #264, 7 births); most recent 2024 (rank #404, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
20227
2021–
20203
20193
20185
20174
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #141, 33 births); most recent 2023 (rank #277, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202312
202215
202124
202028
201916
201825
201727
201626
201518
201433

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence