Madison
An English surname meaning son of Maud, a medieval form of Matilda, though some lines trace it to Magdalen. It served long as a surname before being given to girls.
Madison in 2025
Madison was given to 4,963 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 107th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 668 babies born.
The history of Madison
Madison reached its highest point in 2001, when 22,292 babies were given the name, ranking 9th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 427,675 babies have been named Madison. Half of them were born before 2005, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Madison has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Madison by decade
| Decade | Babies named Madison | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 218 | 606 |
| 1890s | 133 | 977 |
| 1900s | 125 | 1,313 |
| 1910s | 500 | 1,420 |
| 1920s | 639 | 1,570 |
| 1930s | 431 | 1,700 |
| 1940s | 443 | 1,978 |
| 1950s | 407 | 2,206 |
| 1960s | 329 | 2,929 |
| 1970s | 267 | 3,434 |
| 1980s | 4,461 | 410 |
| 1990s | 94,051 | 28 |
| 2000s | 194,212 | 9 |
| 2010s | 98,857 | 28 |
| 2020s | 32,602 | 69 |
Where Madison is heading
Madison has fallen 51% over the past decade, from 10,182 babies in 2015 to 4,963 in 2025.
Names like Madison
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Madison.