Mads is a very rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Mads is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,912 for boy births in the United States (and #8,378 across all names), given to 28 babies. Mads was first reported in SSA data in 2011 and peaked in 2021 (30 births).
Boys named Mads per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2011–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here