Given name
Madoc
“a generous and benevolent man”
Madoc is a variant of Maddock. One Welsh interpretation is “a generous and benevolent man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Madoc is a variant of Maddock. One Welsh interpretation is “a generous and benevolent man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Madoc is a variant of Maddock. An origin associated with Maddock is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
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
Madoc through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 217
- 217 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −62%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 2016.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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