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The baby name Madi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAD-ee (English), /ˈmædi/.

Madi is English, French in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English, French
Pronunciation: MAD-ee (English), /ˈmædi/

What is the meaning of the name Madi ?

The baby name Madi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAD-ee (English), /ˈmædi/.

Madi is English, French in Origin.

Madi is a sleek modern diminutive most often used in English for Madison and Madeline/Madeleine. As a short form of Madison, it inherits the surname’s sense “son of Maud,” with Maud tracing to the Germanic Mahthildis, “strength in battle.” As a pet name for Madeline/Madeleine, it connects to Magdalene, “woman of Magdala,” linked with the Hebrew migdal, “tower.” Madi gained traction as an independent given name in the late 20th century, riding the Madison/Madeline boom and peaking in use in the 1990s–2000s.

Common variants include Maddie, Maddy, Madie, Mady, and Maddi; spellings vary by region and personal style. Cross‑linguistically, Arabic Mādi (ماضي) means “past” and sometimes appears as a masculine given name or surname, giving Madi occasional unisex use. The name’s meaning thus depends on origin: resilient “strength in battle,” place‑based “of Magdala/tower,” or the Arabic lexical sense “past.”

Madi has the following similar or variant Names

Madi – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BF 0 #5 6 188
BF Boys 0 #8 31 439
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
KZ Boys 0 #32 1,090 6,578
TM Girls 0 #34 2 574
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
CM 0 #52 5 2,592
KZ 0 #71 20 1,452
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
QA 0 #102 5 7,011
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
BN Boys 0 #111 23 6,332
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #162 4 5,526
Sweden Boys 2011 #181 2 1,347
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
AO Girls 0 #212 6 4,575
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
AL Girls 0 #225 3 4,141
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
BG Girls 0 #229 3 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
GH 0 #242 7 5,396
KZ Girls 0 #244 78 5,862
AO Boys 0 #246 4 5,568
GR Girls 0 #246 4 6,293
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
GR Boys 0 #270 4 6,912
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
AL Boys 0 #301 3 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
QA Girls 0 #305 12 15,378
SA 0 #306 7 10,560
MY 0 #313 18 12,352
RU Girls 0 #316 210 11,913
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GH Boys 0 #333 13 8,138
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
PL Girls 0 #343 12 5,096
France Boys 2021 #347 41 2,865
MU Girls 0 #354 9 8,539
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
JO Boys 0 #358 20 7,057
PT Boys 0 #358 10 7,951
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
YE 0 #371 11 8,639
CM Boys 0 #381 184 12,054
OM Girls 0 #383 14 15,987
LY 0 #395 143 12,703
France Girls 2021 #401 5 3,185
BO 0 #404 5 6,868
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
Austria Girls 0 #410 11 1,885
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
SD Boys 0 #415 31 10,523
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
Germany 0 #428 10 2,542
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
MY Boys 0 #440 928 25,439
ZA 0 #466 9 14,421
PT Girls 0 #469 3 7,952
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
RU Boys 0 #492 14 12,621
KW Girls 0 #494 22 19,177
GT Girls 0 #495 11 7,500
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
CM Girls 0 #504 37 11,671
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PA Girls 0 #510 9 9,861
IR Girls 0 #519 12 8,334
CR Girls 0 #522 11 11,342
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
AE Girls 0 #526 28 20,968
PS Boys 0 #528 21 10,655
IR Boys 0 #531 22 10,162
UY Girls 0 #531 6 6,731
PS Girls 0 #542 6 10,981
DZ 0 #545 878 20,130
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
IL Boys 0 #576 32 10,983
BH 0 #579 9 17,937
BO Girls 0 #600 12 9,488
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
IL Girls 0 #605 13 11,648
LB 0 #607 52 13,263
AR Girls 0 #626 5 8,289
SG Girls 0 #629 4 18,916
TN 0 #640 198 13,765
IQ Boys 0 #647 21 13,071
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
SG Boys 0 #672 26 17,960
QA Boys 0 #688 20 18,093
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
IT 0 #700 15 4,183
SY 0 #711 18 11,684
KW Boys 0 #731 39 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #777 62 4,949
NG Girls 0 #777 10 15,093
BR Boys 0 #781 5 12,213
EG Boys 0 #827 60 15,035
MA 0 #827 309 20,986
CL Girls 0 #835 17 14,098
SA Girls 0 #844 92 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #854 77 5,610
OM Boys 0 #855 27 17,948
United States Girls 2024 #880 37 8,487
PE Girls 0 #902 42 14,861
Spain Girls 0 #904 80 5,561
EG Girls 0 #912 48 14,742
PE Boys 0 #920 7 14,506
NG Boys 0 #926 26 16,906
NL Boys 0 #937 15 5,873
NL Girls 0 #941 15 5,933
Germany Boys 0 #942 11 5,697
MY Girls 0 #951 44 24,821
CO Boys 0 #976 6 15,656
IN Boys 0 #986 16 16,750
BR Girls 0 #987 6 12,708
ZA Girls 0 #1,024 118 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,025 54 16,140
MX Boys 0 #1,029 5 16,355
AE Boys 0 #1,052 41 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,099 80 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,120 64 17,781
TR 0 #1,180 32 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,258 214 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,294 153 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,385 230 28,008

Madi is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Sweden
AE
AF

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People also ask about Madi

Madi is predominantly a girl's name.
Madi is a 2 syllable name, pronounced MAD-ee (English), /ˈmædi/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Maddy, Maddie, Mady, Madie and Maddi.
Yes — Madi ranked #181 in Sweden in 2011, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Madi ranks highest in Sweden (#181 in 2011).
Madi's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #915 in 2014 to #880 in 2024 in United States.