Mads
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift of God; a form of Madeline.
Mads by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Mads. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Madeline
Like Mads, each of these traces back to Madeline: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Madelinefrom Magdala; a form of Magdalene2,938 in the US (2017)
- Madalynnof magdala; a modern respelling of Madeline330 in the US (2017)
- Maddiebeloved; a diminutive of Madeline120 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maddilynyouthful; a modern respelling of Madeline84 in the US (2017)
- Madelynewoman from magdala; a form of Madeline70 in the US (2017)
- Maddelynmade of magdala; a respelling of Madeline43 in the US (2017)
- Madifrom Magdala; a diminutive of Madeline or Madison13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maddalynnwoman from Magdala; a form of Magdalene or Madeline19 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mads. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Mads, 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)
Other names that mean God
Like Mads, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Mads
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