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Mads

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Mads: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Mads: Recorded since 1945, it reached #46 in 1988, and it stood at #285 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2023

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2023, ranging from #2859 to #4991.1997201620172023#2859#4991
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2859
2016#4810
2017#4812
2023#4991

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 80 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2023: #469 among boys in Norway, #4991 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #288 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #46 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #285 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #46 in Norway in 1988.

Mads's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#28514HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#32711HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4695HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#33110HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#29612HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#30411HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#26117HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#22522HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#21124HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#19328HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#13550HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#17932HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#12257HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#13454HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#11077HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#10778HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#9985HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#9197HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#8598HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#10081HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#84100HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#74107HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#65124HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#66111HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#66105HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#73104HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#8985HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#8486HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#7699HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#74113HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#67122HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#69114HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#67123HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#73112HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#65127HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#57155HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#59152HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#46177HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#51157HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#55134HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#76102HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#9781HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#10283HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#11869HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#10080HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#11374HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#12561HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#15247HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#13454HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#16842HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#15746HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#16643HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#19432HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#15648HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#18435HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#19630HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#21925HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#24717HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#26016HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#23020HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4875HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#3749HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#19623HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#20122HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#26813HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#30810HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3936HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3896HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#27511HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#4035HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3387HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3885HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#26610HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#2809HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3466HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3615HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3286HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#3237HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#2978HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#2888HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #46 in Norway in 1988. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.