boy's name

Madoc

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 384

Madoc is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2016, when 23 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2003.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Madoc over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Madoc by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 51
2010s 129
2020s (to 2024) 37

How popular is Madoc?

In 2024, Madoc was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Madoc is used

Canada #2,572 6 in 2009
England & Wales #4,834 4 in 2025
United States #10,478 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Madoc

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Madoc also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Madoc over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Madoc

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Madoc — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Madoc

How popular is the name Madoc?

In 2024, Madoc was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Madoc a girl's or a boy's name?

Madoc is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Madoc?

Madoc has 2 syllables.

When was Madoc most popular?

Madoc peaked in 2016, when 23 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Madoc a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Madoc currently ranks #4,834 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.