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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Addison

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Son Of Adam

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Addison

Pronunciation

a-ddi-son

Celebrity Babies

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More about the name

Addison is a unisex given name derived from the surname Addison. It has increased in use in the Anglosphere in recent years, perhaps due to its similarity to the fashionable name Madison. The name was also used for characters such as Addison Montgomery on the popular American television series Grey’s Anatomy.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #562, 445 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2258, 62 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #11, 11,944 births); most recent 2025 (rank #84, 2,971 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025622,971
2024813,327
2023723,532
2022673,962
2021734,489
2020924,493
2019794,493
20181225,231
20171525,635
20161536,336

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #515, 72 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1796, 14 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #281, 160 births); most recent 2025 (rank #351, 123 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202514123
202416132
202320160
202227158
202137155
202033118
20193383
20184393
20174695
20164866

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #3634, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #2187, 14 births); most recent 2022 (rank #3654, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20233–
2022–6
2021–4
2020––
2019–4
2018–6
2017–7
2016–10
2015–14
2014–13

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #235, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #528, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20256
202415
202315
202219
202117
202019
201919
201811
20178
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #544, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #728, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #123, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #146, 30 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
2025–30
2024–28
2023334
2022–28
2021–27
2020–19
2019–20
2018–18
2017318
2016–18

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #365, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #142, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoysGirls
2025–3
2024–9
2023–14
2022–14
2021–8
2020–6
2019–6
201845
2017–7
2016–8

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #487, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #35, 73 births); most recent 2023 (rank #88, 31 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023–31
2022–39
2021–45
2020–50
2019–49
2018–37
2017–58
2016–61
2015–45
2014–62

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence