Boys' name · since 2003
Maddex
1,744 babies named Maddex in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,435 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,744
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maddex is the #3435 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,744 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Maddex recorded 1,744 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #3435 nationally today, ahead of 75% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #3,590 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,435 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,744 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddex ranks #3,590 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,435 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,744 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,435 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,744
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maddex's 1,744 recorded births place it above 92.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maddex compares
1,744 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maddex's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maddex | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,744 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 138 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maddex's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maddex splits its recorded history at 2014: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (13 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 138 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maddex popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 138
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Maddex popularity over time - girls
40 total births recorded since 2005 (Maddex as girls' name)
Maddex by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,064 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Maddex's strongest decade.
1,064 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Maddex births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 358
2000s
358 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,064 births
- 2020s 322
2020s
322 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,064 births (61% of all-time use).
How Maddex compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Maddex's total volume
Maddex by state
Where Maddex concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 162 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 101 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 47 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 47 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 36 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 29 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 28 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 22 | 1.3% |
162 of 1,744 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Maddex appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maddex's data
- Maddex's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,064 total births); usage has since declined to 322 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maddexs (162 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maddex: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maddex draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.