The name Maddox is a girl's name meaning "son of Madoc".

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The possibility of the nickname Maddy (or the even spunkier Moxie) makes this have some potential as a modern, unisex name for a girl - if you can get past the strongly masculine meaning. 

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The name Maddox peaked for girls at #1739 in 2016. The name is most popular in MADDOX, MADDOX, and MADDOX. Maddox is also used for boys, ranking #210 in 2025.

The name Maddox is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "son of Madoc".

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Maddox, a previously obscure Welsh family name with a powerfully masculine image, suddenly came into the spotlight when Angelina Jolie chose it for her son in 2003. By the following year it was in the middle of the Top 1000, and it has risen since.
 It was Maddox who set the precedent for all the boys in the Jolie-Pitt clan to have names ending in 'x'-and helped fuel the spark for all names X. 
 Maddox is related to the traditional Welsh Madoc (pronounced MAH-dog), meaning 'fortunate'; it belonged to a bearer who, according to legend, colonized North America in the twelfth century.
 Maddox is a character in The Vampire Diaries; spelled Madox, it appeared in Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient.

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The name Maddox is currently ranked #210 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #136 in 2017. The name is most popular in MADDOX, MADDOX, and MADDOX. Maddox is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

Madoc

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#2,063	95	53.2
2015	#2,134	90	50.4
2016	#1,739	120	67.7
2017	#1,948	103	59.7
2018	#1,948	102	60
2019	#1,884	107	63.8
2020	#2,459	71	43.9
2021	#1,845	109	66.4
2022	#1,949	102	62.2
2023	#2,010	98	61.1
2024	#2,160	88	54.3
2025	#2,635	66	41.1

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