Maddie
Meaning
nickname/diminutive of Madeline or Madison
The formal names behind Maddie
Maddie is an established short form of each of these names.
Madeline · Hebrew origin · "woman of Magdala," from Magdalene, the village on the Sea of Galilee; centuries of French use as Madeleine, plus a beloved picture-book heroine, keep it storybook-warm in English. Maddie waits inside
Madison · English origin · a surname read as "son of Maud" or "son of Matthew"; presidential in weight, it was almost never a girls' first name until the 1980s, when it caught on and rewrote the map for surname names. Maddie is the inevitable, cheerful short form
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Maddie peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Maddie
Most people given the name Maddie in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Maddie deep dive
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