Madison
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-i-sun
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #176 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #40 for girls
Madison is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “son of Maud”. In 2025 it ranked 176th for girls in the UK (323 babies) and 40th for girls in the US (4,945 babies).
What does Madison mean?
English: English surname
“son of Maud”
An English surname whose use for girls took off after the mermaid Madison in the 1984 film Splash.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Madison a girl's or a boy's name?
Madison is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 323 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 4,945 girls and 18 boys in the US.
How popular is Madison in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #176among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 323about 1 in 860 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 323 girls in the UK were named Madison, making it the 176th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 165th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 1,691 girls. 4 boys were also named Madison in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Madison in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 688 girls in the UK were given Madison or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #87, up from #176 for this spelling alone.
- Maddison 365
- Madison 323
Among girls in 2025, it was 175th in England and Wales, 139th in Scotland and 161st in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#41).
Madison in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 323 | #176 |
| 2024 | 352 | #158 |
| 2023 | 323 | #177 |
| 2022 | 344 | #163 |
| 2021 | 355 | #164 |
| 2020 | 348 | #165 |
| 2019 | 354 | #163 |
| 2018 | 449 | #133 |
| 2017 | 515 | #116 |
| 2016 | 529 | #123 |
| 2015 | 582 | #113 |
| 2014 | 558 | #113 |
| 2013 | 689 | #89 |
| 2012 | 979 | #69 |
| 2011 | 893 | #74 |
| 2010 | 1,059 | #68 |
| 2009 | 1,186 | #59 |
| 2008 | 1,289 | #55 |
| 2007 | 1,575 | #39 |
| 2006 | 1,652 | #40 |
| 2005 | 1,691 | #36 |
| 2004 | 1,385 | #47 |
| 2003 | 774 | #74 |
| 2002 | 690 | #84 |
| 2001 | 596 | #96 |
| 2000 | 486 | #116 |
| 1999 | 305 | #165 |
| 1998 | 237 | #203 |
| 1997 | 212 | #221 |
| 1996 | 177 | #249 |
How popular is Madison in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #40among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4,945about 1 in 330 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4,945 girls in the US were named Madison, making it the 40th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 23rd. Its busiest year was 2001, with 22,166 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970. 18 boys were also named Madison in 2025 (5,207th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Madison in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,661 girls in the US were given Madison or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #41.
- Madison 4,945
- Maddison 703
- Maddisson 13
In 1970, 16% of the babies named Madison in the US were girls. By 2025 it was over 99%, with more girls than boys since 1985.
Madison in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,945 | #40 |
| 2024 | 4,581 | #45 |
| 2023 | 5,179 | #37 |
| 2022 | 5,507 | #34 |
| 2021 | 5,964 | #29 |
| 2020 | 6,253 | #23 |
| 2019 | 6,304 | #26 |
| 2018 | 7,103 | #22 |
| 2017 | 7,910 | #17 |
| 2016 | 9,057 | #15 |
| 2015 | 10,107 | #11 |
| 2014 | 10,333 | #9 |
| 2013 | 10,605 | #9 |
| 2012 | 11,417 | #9 |
| 2011 | 12,406 | #8 |
| 2010 | 13,196 | #8 |
| 2009 | 15,257 | #7 |
| 2008 | 17,047 | #6 |
| 2007 | 17,968 | #5 |
| 2006 | 18,635 | #3 |
| 2005 | 19,578 | #3 |
| 2004 | 20,628 | #3 |
| 2003 | 20,201 | #3 |
| 2002 | 21,774 | #2 |
| 2001 | 22,166 | #2 |
| 2000 | 19,968 | #3 |
| 1999 | 18,054 | #7 |
| 1998 | 17,787 | #9 |
| 1997 | 15,189 | #10 |
| 1996 | 13,412 | #15 |
| 1995 | 9,775 | #29 |
| 1994 | 6,263 | #51 |
| 1993 | 4,384 | #78 |
| 1992 | 3,165 | #107 |
| 1991 | 2,471 | #128 |
| 1990 | 1,407 | #203 |
| 1989 | 1,226 | #222 |
| 1988 | 824 | #299 |
| 1987 | 749 | #326 |
| 1986 | 646 | #366 |
| 1985 | 301 | #624 |
| 1984 | 42 | #2,298 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Nicknames for Madison
Names like Madison
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ellie Mia Abigail Jasmine Scarlett Amber Lily Molly Chloe Addison Autumn Amelie
Other spellings of Madison
Names related to Madison
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, “Madison: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madison, updated 20 October 2026.