Girls' name · peaked in 2001
Madison name popularity since 1925
426,347 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Madison (98.5% girls, 1.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Madison is about 21 years old in 2026. Madison peaked in 2001 as the #2 name for girls, and it ranked #40 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 426,347
- Named Madison, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #40
- for girls in 2025 (4,945 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.5% girls
- 419,806 girls · 6,541 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.00× its national share
Peak year is the year Madison 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.
Madison births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Madison both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Madison became 7.5× more common, from 1 in 1,350 baby girls to 1 in 180.
- Steepest fall: Between 2014 and 2019, its share of baby girls fell by 35%, from 1 in 173 to 1 in 266.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Madison's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Madison.
Decade by decade
Babies named Madison 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 | 287 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 431 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 443 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 407 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 329 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 16 | 251 | #8,616 |
| 1980s | 3,794 | 667 | #625 |
| 1990s | 91,907 | 2,144 | #29 |
| 2000s | 193,222 | 990 | #3 |
| 2010s | 98,438 | 419 | #11 |
| 2020–25 | 32,429 | 173 | #40 |
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
66.4% of babies named Madison from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Madison is most popular
The index compares Madison'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 Madison.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.00× | 3,046 |
| Alaska | 1.58× | 1,004 |
| Utah | 1.56× | 5,681 |
| Delaware | 1.52× | 1,348 |
| New Hampshire | 1.49× | 2,002 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Madison 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Madison (this page) | 419,806 | 2001 |
| Maddison | 24,063 | 2009 |
| Madisyn | 17,374 | 2010 |
| Madyson | 13,372 | 2007 |
| Madisen | 5,064 | 2000 |
| Madisson | 2,676 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Madison's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Madison.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Madison (2001).
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