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“Son of Matthew; son of Maud” — English origin
Girl's name · #40 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Madison reached its best rank, #2, in 2001 and remains near the top at #40 today. About 420,000 girls have carried it since 1970. Madison became more popular for girls in the 1980s, helped by the mermaid who chooses that name in Splash (1984). Madison's short forms are Maddie, Maddy, and Madi. Together with its spelling variants Madisson (#319) and Maddison (#439), Madison would rank around #19 with about 6,600 births last year — the newborns split about 74/15/11 across Madison, Madisson, and Maddison. Popular twin pairings with Madison include Mackenzie, Morgan, and Makenzie for girls, and Mason, Michael, and Matthew for boys.
Around the world: #61 in Canada (2024) · #76 in New Zealand (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 379 notable people named Madison:
Sports figures appear 2.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Madison Keys, US American tennis player.
Similar names: Madisson · Abigail · Madelyn · Chloe · Addison · Allison
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