boy's name
Mads
- Origin Danish
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 321
Mads is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Mads is a name of Danish origin.
- Peaked in 2021, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 118,413 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2011.
Mads over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 91 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 163 |
How popular is Mads?
In 2025, Mads was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mads is used
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 Mads
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mads also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mads over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mads
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mads — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mads
How popular is the name Mads?
In 2025, Mads was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mads a girl's or a boy's name?
Mads is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Mads most popular?
Mads peaked in 2021, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mads a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mads currently ranks #3,086 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.