Maddy
Maddy or Maddie is a shortened form of the feminine given names Madeleine, Madeline, Madelyn, Madison, etc.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Maddy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maddy or Maddie is a shortened form of the feminine given names Madeleine, Madeline, Madelyn, Madison, etc.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Maddy
The earliest SSA record of Maddy as a baby girl name dates back to 1946, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 70 newborns named Maddy — #2,535 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Maddy on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maddy ranks #2,535 for baby girls with 70 births, rising sharply (+139% over the past five years). All told, over 979 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Maddy
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Maddy. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Maddy
Maddy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 979 births in the dataset. Maddy's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,535. Use the chart and map above to compare Maddy'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.