The first name Mads
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 boys were named Mads, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name.
16
babies named Mads, 1996–2025
#4,275
rank in 2025
2025
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mads with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mads at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 28 boys born in the United States were named Mads, the 3,912th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 30 were.
254
babies named Mads since 1880
#3,912
rank in 2025
2021
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Mads
39 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mads HermansenDanish association football player (born 2000)
- Mads PedersenDanish cyclist, born 1995
- Mads Mensah LarsenDanish handball player, born 1991
- Mads ChristiansenDanish handball player, born 1986
- Mads BidstrupDanish association football player, born 2001
- Mads RasmussenDanish rower, born 1981
- Mads PedersenDanish association football player (1996-)
- Mads RoerslevDanish association football player, born 1999
- Mads Würtz SchmidtDanish cyclist, born 1994
- Mads AndersenDanish rower, born 1978
- Mads Bech SørensenDanish association football player, born 1999
- Mads JunkerDanish footballer, born 1981
Questions
- How popular is the name Mads?
- In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Mads, ranking 4,275th.
- Is Mads a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 254 US babies named Mads since 1880 were boys.
- When was Mads most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 30 babies were named Mads, its highest rank at 3,707th.