Madyson
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAD-ih-sun
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #2,298 for girls
Madyson is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “son of Maud”. In 2025 it ranked 2,298th for girls in the US (79 babies).
What does Madyson mean?
English: spelling of Madison, an English surname
“son of Maud”
A spelling of Madison, whose use for girls took off after the mermaid Madison in the 1984 film Splash.
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Is Madyson a girl's or a boy's name?
Madyson is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 79 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Madyson in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Madyson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Madyson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Madyson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,298th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 79 about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 79 girls in the US were named Madyson, making it the 2,298th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,668th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 905 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Madyson in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,267 girls in the US were given Madyson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #270, up from #2,298 for this spelling alone.
Madyson in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #2,298 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2,607 |
| 2023 | 80 | #2,288 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1,807 |
| 2021 | 103 | #1,910 |
| 2020 | 123 | #1,668 |
| 2019 | 169 | #1,345 |
| 2018 | 215 | #1,135 |
| 2017 | 247 | #1,042 |
| 2016 | 280 | #965 |
| 2015 | 340 | #825 |
| 2014 | 395 | #711 |
| 2013 | 430 | #665 |
| 2012 | 479 | #600 |
| 2011 | 584 | #504 |
| 2010 | 695 | #444 |
| 2009 | 782 | #404 |
| 2008 | 826 | #389 |
| 2007 | 905 | #360 |
| 2006 | 780 | #409 |
| 2005 | 684 | #442 |
| 2004 | 663 | #454 |
| 2003 | 703 | #429 |
| 2002 | 659 | #442 |
| 2001 | 627 | #443 |
| 2000 | 588 | #472 |
| 1999 | 419 | #588 |
| 1998 | 371 | #628 |
| 1997 | 300 | #717 |
| 1996 | 201 | #956 |
| 1995 | 170 | #1,052 |
| 1994 | 91 | #1,644 |
| 1993 | 74 | #1,894 |
| 1992 | 43 | #2,772 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
Nicknames for Madyson
- Maddie 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Madyson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maddison, Addison, Lily, Ellie, Mia, Willow, Scarlett, Amelie, Harper, Autumn, Sienna, Maisie
Other spellings of Madyson
Madisson, Madisyn, Maddyson, Maddisyn, Madisen, Madysen, Madisynn
Names related to Madyson
More English names
Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Grace, Violet, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
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, “Madyson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/madyson, updated 20 October 2026.