Madisson
Feminine variant of the name Madison, stemming from an English surname meaning "son of Maud".
Name Census estimates that about 1,695 living Americans carry the first name Madisson. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Madisson today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Madisson births was 2024 (203 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Madisson. 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.
Key insights
- • Madisson 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
1.7K
~ 1 in 202,215 Americans
Peak year
2024
203 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,177
Tracked since 1989
Popularity
Madisson: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Madisson from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 590 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Madisson 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 Madisson during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Madissons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Madisson, while Louisiana, Arizona, Colorado recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 55 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Madisson
The name Madisson is a modern variant of the name Madison, which has its roots in the English surname derived from the medieval name "Matthew". The name Matthew comes from the Hebrew name Mattityahu, meaning "gift of God". This Hebrew name was later Latinized to Matthaeus in ancient Rome.
The spelling "Madison" is believed to have originated in the late 16th century as an English surname, possibly as a variant of the French place name "Mâcon". The earliest recorded use of the name Madison as a given name dates back to the late 18th century, around the time of the American Revolution.
One of the earliest and most notable individuals with the name was James Madison (1751-1836), the fourth President of the United States and one of the Founding Fathers. He was a key figure in drafting the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Another historical figure with the name was Dolley Madison (1768-1849), the wife of James Madison and a prominent First Lady of the United States. She is credited with saving important historical documents and portraits from the White House during the War of 1812.
In literature, the character Madison Mayberry appeared in the popular American novel "The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twain, published in 1881. This helped to further popularize the name in the late 19th century.
In the 20th century, Madison Square Garden, the famous sports and entertainment venue in New York City, was named after James Madison in 1925, further cementing the name's prominence in American culture.
Other notable historical figures with the name include Madison Smartt Bell (born 1957), an American novelist and literary critic, and Madison Bumgarner (born 1989), a professional baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
People
Madisson + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Madisson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Madisson: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Madisson?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,695 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Madisson 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 202,215 US residents.
Is Madisson a common name?
We classify Madisson as "Rare". It ranks above 93% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,718 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Madisson most popular?
The single biggest year for Madisson was 2024, when 203 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Madisson is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Madisson a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Madisson 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.
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.