Addyson
A feminine name of English origin meaning "daughter of Adam".
Name Census estimates that about 16,607 living Americans carry the first name Addyson. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Addyson today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Addyson births was 2010 (1,629 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Addyson. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Addyson with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Addyson is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
17K
~ 1 in 20,639 Americans
Peak year
2010
1,629 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2011 SSA rank
#1,337
Tracked since 1990
Census
Addyson in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 13,875 people with the first name Addyson, which placed it at #1,989 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,989
National first-name rank
People counted
14K
13,875 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
4.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
82.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Addyson
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Addyson is White at 82.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.4%) and Two or More Races (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Addyson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Addyson at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White82.7% · 11,469
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 1,022
- Two or more races4.9% · 674
- Black or African American3.7% · 520
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 98
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 92
Gender
Gender distribution for Addyson
Out of the 16,771 babies given the name Addyson since 1880, 99.8% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Addyson as a male name
- Ranked #10,825 in 2011
- 6 male births in 2011
- Peak: 2010 (10 births)
Addyson as a female name
- Ranked #1,337 in 2024
- 170 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2010 (1,619 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Addyson appears almost entirely female. Of the 13,875 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Addyson: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Addyson from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 9,045 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Addyson by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Addyson during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Addysons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 47 states and territories. Texas, Ohio, California recorded the most babies named Addyson, while Alaska, Delaware, Wyoming recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 334 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Addyson
The given name Addyson is a relatively modern English name with several possible origins and meanings. One theory suggests that it is a combination of the name Addison, which is derived from the Old English surname meaning "son of Adam," and the suffix "-son" often used to indicate kinship or familial ties. In this sense, Addyson could be interpreted as a variant of "son of Adam."
Another perspective proposes that Addyson is a feminized version of the name Addison, which itself may have roots in the Scottish surname Addie or Addy, stemming from the medieval English name Addy, a diminutive form of Adam. This would position Addyson as a feminine adaptation of the name, potentially originating in the 19th or early 20th century when such adaptations became more common.
While the name Addyson does not appear to have any direct historical references or appearances in ancient texts or religious scriptures, there are a few notable individuals throughout history who have borne this name or variations of it.
One of the earliest recorded examples is Addyson Poole (1828-1891), an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York in the mid-19th century. Another early bearer of the name was Addyson Symes (1838-1886), an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club in the late 1800s.
In more recent times, Addyson Davenport (1905-1995) was an American actress and dancer who appeared in several Broadway productions and films in the 1920s and 1930s. Addyson Brush Symes (1943-2017) was an American artist and printmaker known for her abstract expressionist works, and Addyson Portwood (born 1991) is an American reality television personality who has appeared on several MTV shows.
While these examples span different eras and fields, they illustrate the use of the name Addyson throughout history, albeit in a relatively limited capacity compared to more traditional names. As a relatively modern name, its popularity and usage may continue to evolve in the years to come.
People
Addyson + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Addyson: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Addyson?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 16,607 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Addyson going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 20,639 US residents.
Is Addyson a common name?
We classify Addyson as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 16,771 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Addyson most popular?
The single biggest year for Addyson was 2010, when 1,629 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Addyson is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Addyson in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 13,875 people with the name Addyson, or 4.59 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,989 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Addyson in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Addyson?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Addyson appears almost entirely female. Of the 13,875 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Addyson?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Addyson is White at 82.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.4%) and Two or More Races (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Addyson most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Addyson in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.7% (11,469 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Addyson in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Addyson a female name?
Yes, 99.8% of people registered as Addyson in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Addyson still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Addyson in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Addyson can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Addyson?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.