Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Madison

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Son Of Matthew
Son of Maud
American

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Madison

Pronunciation

m(a)-di-son

Famous People

Actress Madison Pettis, Actress Madison Riley

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Brooke Burns, Daughter of Johnny Knoxville, Daughter of Sissy Spacek, Daughter of Melanie Brown

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #627, 269 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5208, 18 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #2, 22,158 births); most recent 2025 (rank #40, 4,945 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025184,945
2024364,563
2023265,174
2022295,506
2021365,962
2020286,249
2019336,300
2018377,099
2017387,907
2016429,055

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 2003 (rank #1629, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #39, 1,556 births); most recent 2025 (rank #175, 280 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20254280
20245304
2023–287
20225304
2021–308
2020–300
2019–310
20183395
2017–446
2016–462

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 #3244, 6 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4951, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #185, 314 births); most recent 2023 (rank #885, 43 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–43
2022–50
2021–53
2020356
2019–56
2018–61
2017–58
2016–62
2015–80
2014–80

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 2011 (rank #89, 80 births); most recent 2025 (rank #149, 31 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202531
202432
202327
202243
202153
202034
201934
201842
201763
201656

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

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #51, 108 births); most recent 2025 (rank #139, 32 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202532
202433
202323
202227
202131
202039
201929
201840
201739
201651

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

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #42, 64 births); most recent 2025 (rank #161, 11 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202511
202415
202313
202213
202116
20209
201915
201814
201730
201616

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 1992 (rank #367, 7 births); most recent 1996 (rank #444, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #5, 200 births); most recent 2023 (rank #55, 43 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023–43
2022–74
2021–58
2020–72
2019–62
2018–63
2017–69
2016–91
2015–98
2014–93

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