Maddox
Maddox is a mainly male name in use in English speaking countries derived from a Welsh surname meaning "son of Madoc". The name Madoc means "fortunate" and is derived from the Welsh word mad. Madoc or Madog was a legendary Welsh prince who in Welsh folklore sailed to the New World three hundred years before Christopher Columbus.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Maddox
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maddox is a mainly male name in use in English speaking countries derived from a Welsh surname meaning "son of Madoc". The name Madoc means "fortunate" and is derived from the Welsh word mad. Madoc or Madog was a legendary Welsh prince who in Welsh folklore sailed to the New World three hundred years before Christopher Columbus.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Maddox
Maddox first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 3,043 Maddoxs were born — ranking #136 that year. As of 2026, Maddox ranks #228 for baby boys with 1,576 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 49K Maddoxs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maddox
Maddox is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 49K births in the dataset. Maddox's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #136. Use the chart and map above to compare Maddox'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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