Maddison
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-i-sun
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #151 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #438 for girls
Maddison is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “son of Maud”. In 2025 it ranked 151st for girls in the UK (365 babies) and 438th for girls in the US (703 babies).
What does Maddison mean?
English: spelling of Madison, an English surname
“son of Maud”
Spelling of Madison, an English surname whose use for girls took off after the mermaid Madison in the 1984 film Splash.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Maddison a girl's or a boy's name?
Maddison is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 365 girls in the UK and 703 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maddison in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #151among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 365about 1 in 760 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 365 girls in the UK were named Maddison, making it the 151st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 144th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 1,019 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Maddison than any year since 2002.
Half of all the girls named Maddison in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 688 girls in the UK were given Maddison or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #87, up from #151 for this spelling alone.
- Maddison 365
- Madison 323
Among girls in 2025, it was 154th in England and Wales, 129th in Scotland and 259th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#76).
Maddison in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 365 | #151 |
| 2024 | 449 | #123 |
| 2023 | 460 | #121 |
| 2022 | 499 | #112 |
| 2021 | 487 | #117 |
| 2020 | 396 | #144 |
| 2019 | 451 | #127 |
| 2018 | 499 | #121 |
| 2017 | 515 | #116 |
| 2016 | 612 | #106 |
| 2015 | 618 | #106 |
| 2014 | 517 | #120 |
| 2013 | 669 | #92 |
| 2012 | 748 | #86 |
| 2011 | 783 | #90 |
| 2010 | 791 | #84 |
| 2009 | 995 | #75 |
| 2008 | 950 | #80 |
| 2007 | 1,019 | #69 |
| 2006 | 918 | #75 |
| 2005 | 925 | #68 |
| 2004 | 700 | #81 |
| 2003 | 418 | #133 |
| 2002 | 318 | #158 |
| 2001 | 281 | #169 |
| 2000 | 252 | #191 |
| 1999 | 166 | #266 |
| 1998 | 147 | #289 |
| 1997 | 128 | #316 |
| 1996 | 136 | #294 |
How popular is Maddison in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #438among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 703about 1 in 2,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 703 girls in the US were named Maddison, making it the 438th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 474th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 1,167 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
2025 had more girls named Maddison than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Maddison in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,661 girls in the US were given Maddison or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #41, up from #438 for this spelling alone.
- Madison 4,945
- Maddison 703
- Maddisson 13
Maddison in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 703 | #438 |
| 2024 | 628 | #488 |
| 2023 | 641 | #477 |
| 2022 | 650 | #485 |
| 2021 | 593 | #520 |
| 2020 | 649 | #474 |
| 2019 | 742 | #430 |
| 2018 | 762 | #405 |
| 2017 | 880 | #358 |
| 2016 | 988 | #336 |
| 2015 | 1,054 | #310 |
| 2014 | 988 | #339 |
| 2013 | 899 | #356 |
| 2012 | 909 | #350 |
| 2011 | 981 | #321 |
| 2010 | 1,121 | #289 |
| 2009 | 1,167 | #281 |
| 2008 | 1,022 | #329 |
| 2007 | 871 | #377 |
| 2006 | 787 | #404 |
| 2005 | 680 | #446 |
| 2004 | 565 | #513 |
| 2003 | 560 | #512 |
| 2002 | 554 | #500 |
| 2001 | 581 | #479 |
| 2000 | 648 | #435 |
| 1999 | 561 | #470 |
| 1998 | 559 | #461 |
| 1997 | 499 | #496 |
| 1996 | 446 | #529 |
| 1995 | 383 | #593 |
| 1994 | 269 | #763 |
| 1993 | 177 | #1,039 |
| 1992 | 167 | #1,080 |
| 1991 | 109 | #1,449 |
| 1990 | 88 | #1,666 |
| 1989 | 52 | #2,273 |
| 1988 | 51 | #2,211 |
| 1987 | 39 | #2,570 |
| 1986 | 34 | #2,778 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
Nicknames for Maddison
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Maddison
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Scarlett Ellie Mia Amelie Lily Addison Maisie Summer Autumn Imogen Myla Felicity
Other spellings of Maddison
Names related to Maddison
More English names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maddison: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maddison, updated 20 October 2026.