Unisex name ★ peaked 2007

Addison

Gender Unisex · 92% girls Rank 2025 #84 Trend ↓ Falling 28%

A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam +‎ -son.

Rank 2025
#84
among girls · ↓16 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
3,033
named Addison · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 541
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
12,290 babies
All-time total
162,320
#268 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Addison popularity over time

162,320 babies have been named Addison since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 170 170 17 – –
1890s – 136 136 14 -20% –
1900s – 122 122 12 -10% –
1910s – 503 503 50 +312% –
1920s – 604 604 60 +20% –
1930s – 410 410 41 -32% –
1940s – 338 338 34 -18% –
1950s – 335 335 34 -1% –
1960s – 253 253 25 -24% –
1970s – 282 282 28 +11% –
1980s 218 1,292 1,510 151 +435% #1,851
1990s 3,468 3,246 6,714 671 +345% #369
2000s 51,389 3,806 55,195 5,520 +722% #11
2010s 71,021 1,482 72,503 7,250 +31% #11
2020s (to 2025) 22,797 448 23,245 3,874 -47% #45

Where Addison is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 2,804 1.74 #89
2027 2,670 1.66 #94
2028 2,561 1.59 #104
2029 2,472 1.54 #110
2030 2,399 1.49 #114

Where Addison is most popular

Girls named Addison per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.26 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, Maine, and West Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Addison born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 58 12.0 +431%
Maine 111 7.18 +218%
West Virginia 159 6.07 +169%
New Hampshire 108 5.85 +159%
Wyoming 23 5.40 +139%
Alaska 46 5.34 +137%
South Dakota 75 5.25 +133%
Rhode Island 62 4.95 +120%
Montana 67 4.95 +119%
North Dakota 65 4.95 +119%
Kentucky 388 4.54 +101%
Arkansas 227 4.30 +90%
Alabama 400 4.26 +89%
Mississippi 192 4.10 +82%
South Carolina 366 4.07 +80%
Iowa 234 4.00 +78%
Minnesota 412 3.82 +69%
Wisconsin 390 3.79 +68%
Idaho 124 3.71 +64%
Tennessee 585 3.69 +64%
Missouri 441 3.66 +62%
Indiana 507 3.61 +60%
Delaware 40 3.53 +56%
North Carolina 790 3.47 +54%
Oklahoma 250 3.40 +51%
Ohio 801 3.38 +50%
Pennsylvania 796 3.37 +49%
Nebraska 119 3.31 +47%
Connecticut 192 3.30 +46%
Massachusetts 388 3.21 +42%
Michigan 576 3.16 +40%
Kansas 180 3.12 +38%
Maryland 324 3.06 +36%
Utah 249 2.99 +33%
Oregon 193 2.96 +31%
Virginia 505 2.96 +31%
Colorado 326 2.92 +29%
Louisiana 251 2.87 +27%
Georgia 645 2.84 +26%
Washington 398 2.76 +22%
Illinois 602 2.63 +17%
Arizona 354 2.52 +12%
Florida 1,000 2.34 ≈ national
New Jersey 411 2.28 ≈ national
Nevada 105 2.26 ≈ national
New Mexico 54 2.22 ≈ national
Texas 1,649 2.05 -9%
New York 805 2.03 -10%
Hawaii 20 1.74 -23%
District of Columbia 19 1.60 -29%
California 1,192 1.42 -37%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Addison

Addison is a top-100 name for girls in the United States, ranked #84 in 2025 with 2,971 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 162,320 American babies have been named Addison, about 92% girls and 8% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2007, when 12,290 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Addison stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Addison?

The median living Addison is about 14 years old; half are between 9 and 18. An estimated 159 thousand people named Addison are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Addison year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 2,971 #84 62 #2,259
2024 3,335 #68 81 #1,938
2023 3,536 #62 72 #2,064
2022 3,968 #54 67 #2,169
2021 4,490 #45 73 #2,026
2020 4,497 #47 93 #1,686
2019 4,495 #47 79 #1,886
2018 5,232 #35 122 #1,431
2017 5,639 #34 152 #1,207
2016 6,341 #29 153 #1,221
2015 6,735 #24 154 #1,198
2014 7,010 #24 132 #1,321
2013 7,740 #19 136 #1,277
2012 8,183 #14 169 #1,102
2011 9,312 #13 193 #1,006
2010 10,334 #11 192 #1,015
2009 10,669 #12 242 #867
2008 10,767 #12 266 #824
2007 11,949 #11 341 #692
2006 7,622 #28 445 #562
2005 3,023 #106 393 #581
2004 2,055 #160 430 #542
2003 1,704 #191 428 #539
2002 1,455 #220 401 #550
2001 1,162 #271 424 #524
2000 983 #322 436 #515
1995 315 #674 350 #543
1990 72 #1,923 247 #645
1985 12 #5,679 60 #1,229
1980 6 #9,098 35 #1,655
1975 – – 28 #1,753
1970 – – 34 #1,436
1965 – – 28 #1,456
1960 – – 32 #1,400
1955 – – 36 #1,255
1950 – – 43 #1,074
1945 – – 26 #1,296
1940 – – 33 #1,157
1935 – – 34 #1,123
1930 – – 57 #873
1925 – – 44 #1,040
1920 – – 59 #896
1915 – – 62 #759
1910 – – 12 #928
1905 – – 16 #593
1900 – – 11 #785
1895 – – 19 #456
1890 – – 14 #512
1885 – – 17 #440
1880 – – 19 #392

Famous people named Addison

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Addison Timlin American actress (born 1991) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Addison, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Addison?

The median living Addison is about 14 years old. Half of all living Addisons are between 9 and 18 years old.

How many people named Addison are alive today?

An estimated 159 thousand people named Addison are alive in the United States, based on 162,320 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Addison mean?

A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam +‎ -son.

How popular is the name Addison in 2025?

Addison ranked #84 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,971 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Addison?

162,320 babies have been named Addison in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Addison most popular?

Addison peaked in 2007, when 12,290 newborns received the name.

Is Addison a boy or girl name?

Addison is used for both: about 92% of babies named Addison have been girls and 8% boys.

Is the name Addison rising or falling?

Addison is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Addison become more popular?

Addison is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,399 girls named Addison in 2030, which would rank around #114. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Addison?

Well-known people named Addison include Addison Timlin (actor).

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