Maddux
The Story of Maddux
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Maddux as a girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Maddux — #6,042 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Maddux on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maddux ranks #8,183 for girls with 12 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 278 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Maddux first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1996, with 12 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 222 births, good for #940 nationwide. About 47% of every Maddux on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maddux ranks #1,437 for boys with 129 births, falling sharply (-26%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maddux
Maddux is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Maddux's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #940. Use the chart and map above to compare Maddux'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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