Given name & surname · also English
Maddox
“born into wealth and prosperity”·“the son of the benefactor”
Maddox is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “born into wealth and prosperity” (English) and “the son of the benefactor” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original WelshMadog
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “born into wealth and prosperity” (English) and “the son of the benefactor” (Welsh). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with English and Welsh naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maddox through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 48,944
- 47,119 boys · 1,825 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 3,147 babies
- 2025
- 1,730
- #210 for boys · #2,635 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,664 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 210 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 3,044 in 2017. It also appeared in 66 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (167). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 33,731 as a first name in 2020; 34,687 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.
Maddox’s family of names
Maddox has a related form in Maddocks. Maddox has a related form in Maddoxx. Maddox has a related form in Madocks.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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