Maddox

Welsh

"son of Madoc"

Maddox Origin and Meaning

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

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.

Maddox Rank in US Top 1000

# 195 in the US

Maddox Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 365 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Maddox

• 195 US 2023
• 365 Nameberry 2025
• 95 Future 2028
• 278 England 2023
• 351 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Maddox

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Famous People Named Maddox

• Maddox pen name of George Ouzounian, American author and blogger
• Maddox Chivan Jolie Pitt, son of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
• Maddox Gagné (b. 2004) son of baseball pitcher Eric Gagné
• Maddox Volpone (b. 2006) son of actress McKenzie Westmore and Keith Volpone
• Maddox Rogers (b. 2013) son of pro wrestler Tommy Rogers
• Maddox Prince Boateng (b. 2014) son of footballer Kevin,Prince Boateng & Melissa Satta
• Maddox Laurel Boss (b. 2016) son of dancers Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Allison Holker
• Jonah Maddox Phillip Bryant, son of American singer Lil Mo
• Joe Maddox American baseball player and manager

The name Maddox in Pop Culture

• Maddox character in the Planet of the Apes series
• Maddox character in 1990 film "Desperate Hours"
• Maddox character from Morgan Rhodes's "A Book of Spirits and Thieves"
• Bernie Maddox character on British TV series "Red Cap"
• Maddox Wright a character in Sarah Sheppard's "The Amateurs"
• Travis "Mad Dog" Maddox main character in the "Beautiful" series by Jamie McGuire