girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Maddison

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #439 Trend → Stable

From Madde (a medieval diminutive of Maud and Magdalene) +‎ -son.

Rank 2025
#439
among girls · ↑49 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
703
named Maddison · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,286
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
1,167 babies
All-time total
24,116
#939 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Maddison popularity over time

24,116 babies have been named Maddison since 1985, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 182 – 182 18 – #2,235
1990s 3,258 20 3,278 328 +1701% #462
2000s 7,435 22 7,457 746 +127% #281
2010s 9,324 11 9,335 934 +25% #289
2020s (to 2025) 3,864 – 3,864 644 -31% #439

Where Maddison 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 698 0.43 #442
2027 693 0.43 #447
2028 689 0.43 #449
2029 686 0.43 #451
2030 684 0.43 #451

Where Maddison is most popular

Girls named Maddison per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.396 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas.

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 Maddison 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
Nevada 43 0.926 +134%
New Mexico 19 0.781 +97%
Texas 603 0.750 +89%
Oregon 40 0.614 +55%
Arizona 86 0.613 +55%
South Carolina 55 0.612 +54%
Maryland 63 0.595 +50%
North Carolina 130 0.571 +44%
Colorado 61 0.546 +38%
Virginia 92 0.540 +36%
Oklahoma 38 0.516 +30%
Connecticut 30 0.516 +30%
California 409 0.487 +23%
Louisiana 42 0.480 +21%
Arkansas 25 0.473 +19%
Missouri 56 0.465 +17%
Massachusetts 56 0.463 +17%
Florida 198 0.463 +17%
Georgia 99 0.436 +10%
Michigan 77 0.423 +7%
New Jersey 75 0.416 +5%
New York 155 0.391 ≈ national
Maine 6 0.388 ≈ national
Washington 56 0.388 ≈ national
Ohio 90 0.379 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 85 0.359 -9%
Utah 29 0.348 -12%
Tennessee 55 0.347 -12%
Illinois 73 0.319 -20%
Alabama 29 0.309 -22%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -32%
Minnesota 28 0.259 -35%
Indiana 35 0.249 -37%
Kentucky 21 0.246 -38%
Mississippi 9 0.192 -51%
Kansas 11 0.191 -52%
Wisconsin 11 0.107 -73%
Iowa 5 0.086 -78%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Maddison

Maddison is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #439 in 2025 with 703 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 24,116 American babies have been named Maddison. Its peak came in 2009, when 1,167 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 Maddison stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maddison?

The median living Maddison is about 14 years old; half are between 8 and 21. An estimated 24 thousand people named Maddison 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.

Maddison 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 703 #439 – –
2024 628 #488 – –
2023 641 #477 – –
2022 650 #485 – –
2021 593 #520 – –
2020 649 #474 – –
2019 742 #430 – –
2018 762 #405 – –
2017 880 #358 6 #11,643
2016 988 #336 – –
2015 1,054 #310 – –
2014 988 #339 – –
2013 899 #356 – –
2012 909 #350 – –
2011 981 #321 5 #13,581
2010 1,121 #289 – –
2009 1,167 #281 – –
2008 1,022 #330 5 #13,818
2007 871 #377 5 #13,631
2006 787 #404 – –
2005 680 #449 – –
2004 565 #514 – –
2003 560 #512 6 #10,378
2002 554 #500 – –
2001 581 #479 6 #10,058
2000 648 #435 – –
1995 383 #594 6 #8,471
1990 88 #1,682 – –
1985 6 #10,086 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Maddison?

The median living Maddison is about 14 years old. Half of all living Maddisons are between 8 and 21 years old.

How many people named Maddison are alive today?

An estimated 24 thousand people named Maddison are alive in the United States, based on 24,116 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maddison mean?

From Madde (a medieval diminutive of Maud and Magdalene) +‎ -son.

How popular is the name Maddison in 2025?

Maddison ranked #439 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 703 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maddison?

24,116 babies have been named Maddison in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maddison most popular?

Maddison peaked in 2009, when 1,167 newborns received the name.

Is Maddison a boy or girl name?

Maddison is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maddison rising or falling?

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

Will Maddison become more popular?

Maddison looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 684 girls named Maddison in 2030, ranking around #451. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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