Given name & surname
Maddy
“daughter'of a mighty warrior”·“son of a mighty warrior”·“woman from Magdala”
Maddy is a variant of Madison. Interpretations include “daughter'of a mighty warrior” (English) and “son of a mighty warrior” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. Maddy is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maddy is a variant of Madison. Interpretations include “daughter'of a mighty warrior” (English) and “son of a mighty warrior” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. Maddy is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maddy is a variant of Madison. An origin associated with Madison is English. Maddy is a variant of Madeline. An origin associated with Madeline is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Maddy is a diminutive of Madison. In English usage, Maddy is a diminutive of Madeleine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maddy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 884
- 0 boys · 884 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,812 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,812 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 100.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,087 as a first name in 2020; 1,589 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.
Maddy’s family of names
In English usage, Maddy is a diminutive of Madison. Maddy has a related form in Madeline. Maddy 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
- Madelinevariant · English
- Madeleinefull form · French, English
- Maddievariant · English
- Madivariant · English
- Maddivariant · English
- Madyvariant · English
- Madievariant · English
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Maddy
- Maddy PriorBritish folk singer, musicianborn 1947
- Maddy SiegristAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
- Maddy CusackEnglish footballer (1995-2023)
- Maddy EvansAmerican soccer playerborn 1991
- Maddy CrippenAmerican swimmerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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