Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Madisson

Meaning Spelling variant of Madison Gender Girl Rank 2025 #319 Trend ↑ Rising 720%

Spelling variant of Madison.

Rank 2025
#319
among girls · ↑863 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
958
named Madisson · +372% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,678
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
958 babies
All-time total
2,676
#3,865 all-time among girls
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Madisson popularity over time

2,676 babies have been named Madisson since 1989, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 6 1 – #11,740
1990s 328 33 +5367% #2,466
2000s 449 45 +37% #2,622
2010s 345 35 -23% #2,843
2020s (to 2025) 1,548 258 +648% #319

Where Madisson 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 1,236 0.77 #250
2027 1,535 0.96 #200
2028 1,846 1.15 #161
2029 2,159 1.34 #134
2030 2,466 1.53 #110

Where Madisson is most popular

Girls named Madisson per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.184 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, District of Columbia, and Maryland.

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 Madisson 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
Texas 382 0.475 +159%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +130%
Maryland 38 0.359 +95%
Nevada 14 0.301 +64%
Colorado 32 0.287 +56%
Louisiana 23 0.263 +43%
North Carolina 59 0.259 +41%
California 210 0.250 +36%
Arizona 34 0.242 +32%
Georgia 55 0.242 +32%
Virginia 39 0.229 +25%
Arkansas 12 0.227 +24%
Florida 95 0.222 +21%
New Jersey 37 0.205 +12%
Oklahoma 14 0.190 ≈ national
Tennessee 29 0.183 ≈ national
South Carolina 15 0.167 -9%
Kentucky 13 0.152 -17%
New York 55 0.139 -24%
Washington 19 0.132 -28%
Kansas 7 0.121 -34%
Indiana 17 0.121 -34%
Connecticut 7 0.120 -34%
Alabama 9 0.096 -48%
Illinois 20 0.087 -52%
Iowa 5 0.086 -53%
Utah 7 0.084 -54%
Minnesota 9 0.083 -55%
Wisconsin 8 0.078 -58%
Ohio 18 0.076 -59%
Missouri 9 0.075 -59%
Pennsylvania 14 0.059 -68%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -73%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
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 Madisson

Madisson is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #319 in 2025 with 958 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 2,676 American babies have been named Madisson. Its peak came in 2025, when 958 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Madisson stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Madisson?

The median living Madisson is about 3 years old; half are between 0 and 18. An estimated 2,700 people named Madisson are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

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

Madisson year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 958 #319
2024 203 #1,182
2023 146 #1,491
2022 109 #1,864
2021 73 #2,456
2020 59 #2,809
2019 59 #2,843
2018 47 #3,374
2017 39 #3,895
2016 39 #3,900
2015 27 #5,061
2014 32 #4,515
2013 24 #5,594
2012 18 #7,050
2011 30 #4,772
2010 30 #4,815
2009 41 #3,844
2008 45 #3,625
2007 43 #3,761
2006 41 #3,767
2005 44 #3,444
2004 45 #3,371
2003 43 #3,398
2002 41 #3,368
2001 49 #2,946
2000 57 #2,622
1995 41 #2,914
1990 6 #12,292
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Madisson?

The median living Madisson is about 3 years old. Half of all living Madissons are between 0 and 18 years old.

How many people named Madisson are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Madisson are alive in the United States, based on 2,676 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Madisson mean?

Spelling variant of Madison.

How popular is the name Madisson in 2025?

Madisson ranked #319 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 958 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Madisson?

2,676 babies have been named Madisson in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Madisson most popular?

Madisson peaked in 2025, when 958 newborns received the name.

Is Madisson a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Madisson rising or falling?

Madisson is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Madisson become more popular?

Madisson is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,466 girls named Madisson in 2030, which would rank around #110. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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