Given name & surname · also Welsh
Maddux
Maddux is a masculine given name from Welsh.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Maddux 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 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maddux through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,098
- 3,833 boys · 265 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 233 babies
- 2025
- 123
- #1,533 for boys · #9,850 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 113 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,533 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 222 in 2018. It also appeared in 10 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Tennessee had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,019 as a first name in 2020; 4,368 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.
Maddux’s family of names
In English usage, Maddux 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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