Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Maddex is a form of Maddox. Maddox comes from Welsh.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maddex through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,784
- 1,744 boys · 40 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 145 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,417 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,417 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 138 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,349 as a first name in 2020; 331 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maddex’s family of names
In English usage, Maddex as a surname has a related form in Maddox.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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