Girls' name · peaked in 2007
Addison name popularity since 1925
161,056 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Addison (92.4% girls, 7.6% boys). Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Addison is about 15 years old in 2026. Addison peaked in 2007 as the #11 name for girls, and it ranked #84 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 161,056
- Named Addison, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #84
- for girls in 2025 (2,971 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 92.4% girls
- 148,893 girls · 12,163 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Addison made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Addison births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Addison both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2002 and 2007, Addison became 7.7× more common, from 1 in 1,230 baby girls to 1 in 161.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby girls fell by 35%, from 1 in 172 to 1 in 265.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Addison's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Addison.
Decade by decade
Babies named Addison in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 271 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 410 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 338 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 335 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 253 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 282 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 218 | 1,292 | #5,679 |
| 1990s | 3,468 | 3,246 | #674 |
| 2000s | 51,389 | 3,806 | #106 |
| 2010s | 71,021 | 1,482 | #24 |
| 2020–25 | 22,797 | 448 | #84 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
53.8% of babies named Addison from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Addison is most popular
The index compares Addison's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Addison.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.85× | 2,493 |
| Idaho | 1.64× | 1,032 |
| Nevada | 1.62× | 915 |
| Tennessee | 1.58× | 5,258 |
| Kansas | 1.46× | 2,356 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Addison and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Addison (this page) | 148,893 | 2007 |
| Addyson | 16,897 | 2010 |
| Addisyn | 10,117 | 2012 |
| Adison | 3,249 | 2007 |
| Addisen | 1,204 | 2007 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Addison's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Addison.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Addison (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data