Names Like Mads — Find Similar Baby Names
Mads is a 4-letter Hebrew boys' name meaning “Gift From God”. This page collects 108 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Mada and Madu, Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, and names sharing the “gift” concept like Aaleyah and Abisha.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Mads
24 baby names that differ from Mads by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mada | 1 | From Mathilda | Irish | Female |
| Madu | 1 | Of The People | Egyptian | Male |
| Mady | 1 | Maiden | German | Female |
| Maat | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Order And Justice) | Egyptian | Female |
| Mab | 2 | Happiness | Irish | Female |
| Mac | 2 | Son Of | Celtic | Male |
| Mace | 2 | A Mace Was A Medieval Weapon Used By Knights. | English | Male |
| Maci | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | English | Female |
| Mack | 2 | Son Of | Celtic | Male |
| Macy | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Maddy | 2 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. Madeleine: (English/Frenc... | French | Female |
| Madel | 2 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Madge | 2 | Approval | Greek | Female |
| Madia | 2 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Madie | 2 | Tower | French | Female |
| Madoc | 2 | Beneficent | Arthurian | Male |
| Mador | 2 | Accuser Of Guinevere | Arthurian | Male |
| Madra | 2 | Mother | English | Female |
| Madre | 2 | Mother | Spanish | Female |
| Madri | 2 | Myth Name (Wife Of Pandu) | Indian | Female |
| Mae | 2 | "Kinswoman." | Anglo | Female |
| Maed | 2 | From The Meadow | English | Male |
| Magd | 2 | Maiden | German | Female |
| Magda | 2 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Mads’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
4-Letter M-Names Like Mads
24 names that share Mads's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Mads's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Mads
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Mads.
Names That Start Like Mads
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Mads — Mad-. Good for parents who like Mads's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mada | From Mathilda | Irish | Female |
| Madu | Of The People | Egyptian | Male |
| Mady | Maiden | German | Female |
| Maddy | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. Madeleine: (English/Frenc... | French | Female |
| Madel | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Madge | Approval | Greek | Female |
| Madia | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Madie | Tower | French | Female |
| Madoc | Beneficent | Arthurian | Male |
| Mador | Accuser Of Guinevere | Arthurian | Male |
| Madra | Mother | English | Female |
| Madre | Mother | Spanish | Female |
| Madri | Myth Name (Wife Of Pandu) | Indian | Female |
| Madden | Smalldog Milos | Irish | Male |
| Maddie | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. Madeleine: (English/Frenc... | English | Female |
| Maddix | American | Male | |
| Maddox | Beneficient | Celtic | Male |
| Madena | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |