US rank #3962 Boys' name Peak 2021 225 births

Mads — #3962 US boys' name

225 babies named Mads in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s912020s134
#3962
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Mads was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

30 babies were named Mads in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mads

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Mads between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mads currently holds the #3962 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mads performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mads shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mads 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 225 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.

Mads at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

225

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2021

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,962

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mads popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
30
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
010203040 2024202220202018201620132011 5

Mads by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
134 births that decade — 60% of Mads's all-time total
2010s912020s134

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mads?
225 babies have been named Mads since 2011. It currently ranks #3962 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 30 births.
When was Mads most popular?
Mads was most popular in the 2020s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Mads been used?
Mads has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mads?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maddox, Madison, Madden, Maddux, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2011–2024 (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.