Girls' name · peaked in 2009
Maddison name popularity since 1925
24,116 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Maddison. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Maddison is about 15 years old in 2026. Maddison peaked in 2009 as the #281 name for girls, and it ranked #439 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 24,116
- Named Maddison, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #439
- for girls in 2025 (703 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 24,063 girls · 53 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.34× its national share
Peak year is the year Maddison 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.
Maddison births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Maddison both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1991 and 1996, Maddison became 4.4× more common, from 1 in 17,200 baby girls to 1 in 3,930.
- Steepest fall: Between 2016 and 2021, its share of baby girls fell by 35%, from 1 in 1,790 to 1 in 2,770.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Maddison's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Maddison.
Decade by decade
Babies named Maddison 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 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 182 | 0 | #10,086 |
| 1990s | 3,258 | 20 | #594 |
| 2000s | 7,435 | 22 | #449 |
| 2010s | 9,324 | 11 | #310 |
| 2020–25 | 3,864 | 0 | #439 |
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
50.2% of babies named Maddison from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Maddison is most popular
The index compares Maddison'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 Maddison.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.34× | 456 |
| Arizona | 1.69× | 501 |
| Texas | 1.67× | 2,991 |
| Oregon | 1.65× | 354 |
| Colorado | 1.59× | 449 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Maddison 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Maddison (this page) | 24,063 | 2009 |
| Madison | 419,806 | 2001 |
| Madisson | 2,676 | 2025 |
| Maddisyn | 1,234 | 2009 |
| Maddyson | 1,003 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Maddison's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Maddison.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Maddison (2009).
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