Madai
Madai is a son of Japheth and one of the 16 grandsons of Noah in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible.
Meaning & Origin of Madai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Madai is a son of Japheth and one of the 16 grandsons of Noah in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible.
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The Story of Madai
Madai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 27 Madais were born — ranking #4,827 that year. As of 2026, Madai ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 571 Madais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Madai
Madai is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 571 births in the dataset. Madai's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #4,827. Use the chart and map above to compare Madai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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