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How popular is the name Maddy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Maddies are alive today.
Maddy (female) is a shortened form of the name Madison. Although Maddy itself was given to 6 babies in England and Wales in 2024 (ranked 3696th as a registered name), most Maddies are registered as Madison, which ranked 175th in 2025 with 280 babies.
Most people called Maddy are registered as Madison, and share that name's profile: the Madison you are most likely to meet is around 20 years old. Half of all Madisons born in England and Wales are between 12 and 22, and there are at least 36,000 of them alive today. Only some Madisons go by Maddy.
How many babies are named Maddy or Madison each year?
Combined registrations of Madison, Maddison, Maddy. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Madison rank as a registered name?
Where does Maddy rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Maddy short for Madison?
Yes - Maddy is a shortened form of Madison. Maddies are usually registered as Madison at birth.
When was the name Maddy most popular?
The full name Madison peaked in 2005, when 2,484 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Maddy itself peaked as a registered name in 2006, with 46 babies.
How many people are called Maddy?
There's no official count of people who go by Maddy, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 36,000 people registered as Madison born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Maddy.
How old is the typical Maddy?
Most people called Maddy are registered as Madison. Most living Madisons are between 12 and 22; the most common age is about 20.
Is Maddy becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2005 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.