Maddox is a distinctive choice, ranked #302 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Maddox in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#302
US Rank #210
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About the Name Maddox
Maddox has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 3049 places in five years. It was most popular in 2018 at #414 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2003.
Maddox is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Maddox in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #215, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Maddox
Julius Maddox — Julius Maddox is an American powerlifter who is the world record holder in the raw bench press.
Bronwen Maddox — Bronwen Maria Maddox is a former journalist who has served as the director and CEO of think tank Chatham House since August 2022.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maddox
Unlikely. With around 151 UK babies named Maddox per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maddox in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maddox has been fairly steady, ranked #302 in 2025 against #337 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #271 in 2024.
Maddox is more popular in the US (#215) than in the UK (#5892). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Maddox include: Julius Maddox, Bronwen Maddox and Maddox (surname). Short summaries for each appear below.
Maddox appears in the US top 500 at #215 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
151
UK babies named Maddox (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 35 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maddox
Almost certainly the only Maddox in the class
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UK Popularity (2003–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Maddox
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Cynthia Maddox is an American model who is best known for appearing on the cover of Playboy magazine five times in the early to mid-1960s, though she was never a playmate.
Everette "Rette" Maddox was an American poet who in 1979 co-founded (with Robert Stock and sculptor Franz Heldner) the longest-running poetry-reading series in the South at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans, Louisiana.