Girl · English surname
Madison
Say it: MAD-ih-sun
Meaning
From an English surname meaning 'son of Madde', a medieval pet form of Maud (Matilda) or possibly of Matthew. Meanings like 'gift of God' or 'good' are invented.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A surname until the 1984 film Splash used it for its mermaid, it was among the top three US girls' names by 2001.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 401,087 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2001, about 1 in 81 girls
- 6,222 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Maddison, Madisyn, Madyson
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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