Boys' name · since 2006
Maddon
Maddon has 402 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,001 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,401 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maddon is the #9401 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 402 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Maddon recorded 402 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #9401 nationally today, ahead of 33% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #9,001 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,401 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 402 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddon ranks #9,001 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,401 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 402 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,001 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,401 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maddon's 402 recorded births place it above 80.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Maddon compares
402 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Maddon's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maddon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 402 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maddon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maddon splits its recorded history at 2015: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maddon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Currently ranks #9401 among boys.
402 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 58 births in a single year.
Maddon popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2016 (Maddon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Maddon accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Maddon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (295 births, 73% of the file).
2010s was Maddon's strongest decade.
295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Maddon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
295 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 295 births (73% of all-time use).
Maddon decade highlights
- Peak decade 295 births
- Runner-up 56 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Maddon by state
Where Maddon concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
Top 5 states
- Illinois 8.5% of nationwide
- Florida 1.2% of nationwide
- Texas 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Illinois accounts for 8.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Maddon's data
- Maddon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (295 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Maddons (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maddon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Maddon 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.
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