Given name & surname
Maddie
“daughter'of a mighty warrior”·“son of a mighty warrior”·“woman from Magdala”
In English use, Maddie is a diminutive of Madison. Interpretations include “daughter'of a mighty warrior” (English) and “son of a mighty warrior” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. In English use, Maddie is a diminutive of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Maddie is a diminutive of Madison. Interpretations include “daughter'of a mighty warrior” (English) and “son of a mighty warrior” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. In English use, Maddie is a diminutive of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Maddie is a diminutive of Madison. An origin associated with Madison is English. In English use, Maddie is a diminutive of Madeline. An origin associated with Madeline is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Maddie is a diminutive of Madison. In French usage, Maddie is a diminutive of Madeleine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maddie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,253
- 0 boys · 6,253 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 328 babies
- 2025
- 282
- #927 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 282 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 927 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (33). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,448 as a first name in 2020; 223 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.
Maddie’s family of names
In English usage, Maddie is a diminutive of Madison. Maddie has a related form in Madeline. Maddie has a related form in Madison.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Madisonfull form · English
- Madelinefull form · English
- Madeleinefull form · French, English
- Mattiediminutive · English
- Maddyvariant · English
- Madivariant · English
- Maddivariant · English
- Madyvariant · English
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Maddie
- Maddie TaylorAmerican voice actressborn 1966
- Maddie HassonAmerican actressborn 1995
- Maddie HinchEnglish hockey playerborn 1988
- Maddie BowmanAmerican freestyle skierborn 1994
- Maddie MusselmanAmerican water polo playerborn 1998
- Maddie PhillipsCanadian actorborn 1994
- Maddie CormanAmerican actressborn 1970
- Maddie RooneyAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1997
- Maddie MastroAmerican snowboarderborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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