Madden
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning small dog; a surname used as given name.
Babies a year
396
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#676
up from #688
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies
How Madden has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #611 |
| 2016 | #678 |
| 2017 | #699 |
| 2018 | #779 |
| 2019 | #788 |
| 2020 | #811 |
| 2021 | #821 |
| 2022 | #655 |
| 2023 | #644 |
| 2024 | #688 |
| 2025 | #676 |
Madden by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Madden. In the US, 396 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 471 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Madden. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Madden, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Madden
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