Boys' name · peaked in 2017
Maddox name popularity since 1925
48,944 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Maddox (3.7% girls, 96.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Maddox is about 11 years old in 2026. Maddox peaked in 2017 as the #136 name for boys, and it ranked #210 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 48,944
- Named Maddox, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #210
- for boys in 2025 (1,664 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.3% boys
- 1,825 girls · 47,119 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.61× its national share
Peak year is the year Maddox made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Maddox births per year, 1925–2025
2017 was the biggest year for Maddox both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, Maddox became 4.8× more common, from 1 in 5,230 baby boys to 1 in 1,100.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Maddox's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Maddox.
Decade by decade
Babies named Maddox in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 7 | 62 | #8,472 |
| 2000s | 403 | 9,539 | #277 |
| 2010s | 881 | 25,675 | #148 |
| 2020–25 | 534 | 11,843 | #210 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
65.6% of babies named Maddox from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Maddox is most popular
The index compares Maddox's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Maddox.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.61× | 447 |
| Idaho | 1.94× | 369 |
| Arkansas | 1.72× | 847 |
| Tennessee | 1.67× | 1,685 |
| Georgia | 1.59× | 2,108 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Maddox and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Maddox (this page) | 47,119 | 2017 |
| Maddux | 3,833 | 2018 |
| Maddix | 2,099 | 2016 |
| Maddex | 1,744 | 2012 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Maddox's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Maddox.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Maddox (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data