# Maddy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/maddy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmædi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Maddie, Maddi, Madi, Mady, Madie |
| US babies named this | 884 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 884 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 433, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping of Madeleine or Madison + -y.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37 | 4,038 |
| 2012 | 23 | 5,820 |
| 2013 | 31 | 4,602 |
| 2014 | 37 | 4,072 |
| 2015 | 26 | 5,232 |
| 2016 | 27 | 5,083 |
| 2017 | 19 | 6,435 |
| 2018 | 25 | 5,266 |
| 2019 | 21 | 5,913 |
| 2020 | 30 | 4,506 |
| 2021 | 34 | 4,206 |
| 2022 | 56 | 2,983 |
| 2023 | 54 | 3,066 |
| 2024 | 61 | 2,790 |
| 2025 | 39 | 3,812 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15 | 1,815 |
| 2011 | 11 | 2,275 |
| 2012 | 17 | 1,720 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3,536 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2,314 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,328 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,609 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,985 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4,001 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4,535 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,533 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,927 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,695 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.