US rank #2778 Girls' name Peak 2024 844 births

Maddy — #2778 US girls' name

844 babies named Maddy in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51980s251990s542000s2472010s2782020s235
#2778
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Maddy was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

61 babies were named Maddy in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maddy

The Social Security Administration has registered 844 babies named Maddy between 1946 and 2024, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maddy currently holds the #2778 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maddy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 278 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maddy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Maddy in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maddy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 844 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maddy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

844

Since 1946

79 years of records

Peak year

2024

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,778

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1946

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maddy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1946

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
61
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919931946 5

Maddy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
278 births that decade — 33% of Maddy's all-time total
1940s51980s251990s542000s2472010s2782020s235

Maddy by state

Where Maddy concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Maddy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
44 5.2%
#2 California
36 4.3%
#3 Florida
7 0.8%
#4 New Jersey
6 0.7%
#5 Indiana
5 0.6%
#6 Minnesota
5 0.6%
Texas share of Maddy's total US births 5.2%
Even split

44 of 844 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maddy?
844 babies have been named Maddy since 1946. It currently ranks #2778 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 61 births.
When was Maddy most popular?
Maddy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 278 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Maddy most popular?
The top states for the name Maddy are Texas (44 births), California (36 births), Florida (7 births).
How long has the name Maddy been used?
Maddy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 79 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maddy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Madison, Madeline, Madelyn, Madeleine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.