Maden

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Madan in IN India, PE Peru, AR Argentina and 9 more, Madani in SD Sudan, SA Saudi Arabia, มาดาน in TH Thailand and Madhan in SE Sweden.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Maden is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English surname10.0K records spelled Maden9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Türkiye

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Maeden, Mäden, Maëden

• French surname2.8K records spelled Maden3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Türkiye, United Kingdom, United States

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Madën

• Spanish surname1.0K records spelled Maden4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Türkiye, Philippines, Mexico

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Mãdêñ, Madén

• a separate surname639 records spelled Maden2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, Türkiye, Ethiopia

  Also written Mäde̱n

43 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Maden is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, Origine celtique, signifie « bon ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Rare modern form; origin uncertain.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In Welsh, vixen (Vulpes vulpes)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In crh, metal, ore

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

FR INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) — 9 years between 1901–1991. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• John Madenb. 1862GBBritish politician
• Henry Madenb. 1892GBBritish politician (1892-1960)
• Sait Madenb. 1931TRTurkish translator, poet, painter and graphic designer
• Margaret Madenb. 1940GBBritish academic
• Mike Madenb. 1960USAmerican writer
• Richard Madenb. 1972GBBritish swimmer
• Stephen Madenb. 1982GBEnglish rugby league footballer
• Yannick Madenb. 1989DEtennis player (1989-)
• Mikail Madenb. 2002NONorwegian association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 52 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Maden?

We estimate roughly 7.8 thousand people bear Maden (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Maden have the most bearers?

Maden is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled madan.

How common is Maden compared with other names?

In India, Maden is the 204th most common given name of 4,777,337 given names recorded there.

What does the name Maden mean?

Recorded meaning: mine