Maddux
Meaning
"son of the fortunate one"
Origin: Welsh (Madog)
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,395
- Total SSA Count
- 134
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Maddy, Madd
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"son of the fortunate one"
Origin: Welsh (Madog)
"rigid airship (named for Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin)"
Origin: German (proper noun)
Zeppelin is more popular, ranked #1394 vs #1395 for Maddux.
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Zeppelin is more popular, ranked #1394 compared to Maddux at #1395 in the United States.
Maddux means "son of the fortunate one" (Welsh (Madog) origin). Zeppelin means "rigid airship (named for Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin)" (German (proper noun) origin).
Maddux is primarily a boy name. Zeppelin is primarily a boy name.