Given name & surname
Mady
“woman from Magdala”·“a maiden; a virgin”
Mady is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.” Mady is a variant of Maida. One English interpretation is “a maiden; a virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mady is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.” Mady is a variant of Maida. One English interpretation is “a maiden; a virgin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mady is a variant of Madeline. An origin associated with Madeline is Hebrew. Mady is a variant of Maida. An origin associated with Maida is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mady through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 155
- 0 boys · 155 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,274 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,274 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 903 as a first name in 2020; 448 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.
Mady’s family of names
Mady has a related form in Madeline. In English usage, Mady has a related form in Maddie. In English usage, Mady has a related form in Maddy.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Mady
- Mady MespléFrench soprano (1931-2020)
- Mady Rahlactress (1915–2009)
- Mady Delvaux-StehresLuxembourg politician, MEP (born 1950)
- Mady Berryactress from France1887–1965
- Mady SaksDutch film director and screenwriter (1941-2006)
- Mady CorrellCanadian actress (1907–1981)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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