The baby name Madison is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmædɪsən/ (MAD-i-sən).
The baby name Madison is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmædɪsən/ (MAD-i-sən).
Madison is in Origin.
Madison is an English surname-turned-given name derived from the medieval patronymic “son of Maud” (Madde), Maud being a form of Matilda (“mighty in battle”). Some lines also reflect conflation with Mathieson/Mattison, yielding the folk meaning “son of Matthew,” though the Maud origin is better attested.
As a first name, Madison was rare and mainly masculine in the U.S. through the early 20th century. After the 1984 film Splash, it surged for girls, ranking near the top of American charts in the late 1990s and 2000s, while remaining unisex. It’s now familiar across the Anglosphere. Spellings and variants include Maddison, Madisson, Madisyn, Madyson, and Madisen; common nicknames are Madi and Maddie. The name also carries presidential and place-name associations via James Madison and locales like Madison Avenue and Madison, Wisconsin.
| Madison Davenport Madison Davenport is an American actress best known for playing Kate Fuller in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series and Beatrice in It's What's Inside. She also appeared as Ruthie Smithens in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. |
| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | McFerrin | Bobby McFerrin | singer | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| Germany | Girls | 2018 | #1 | — | 436 |
| New Zealand | Girls | 2010 | #20 | 172 | 98 |
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #46 | 4,563 | 8,487 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #61 | 369 | 2,795 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #128 | 8 | 1,786 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| CR | 0 | #148 | 11 | 5,526 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #176 | 4 | 1,568 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #184 | 7 | 4,850 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| Belgium | Girls | 2006 | #191 | 30 | 399 |
| RU | 0 | #191 | 4 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 5 | 5,842 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #252 | 5 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #255 | 4 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #273 | 6 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #283 | 7 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 7 | 6,578 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| GT | 0 | #301 | 14 | 5,948 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #311 | 5 | 2,600 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #324 | 9 | 5,862 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #339 | 11 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #341 | 11 | 8,539 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #353 | 53 | 3,185 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #357 | 5 | 8,138 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #357 | 34 | 13,098 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #389 | 3 | 2,846 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #400 | 9 | 6,868 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #432 | 101 | 11,342 |
| MX | 0 | #438 | 8 | 8,339 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #459 | 47 | 7,500 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #467 | 5 | 7,952 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #467 | 32 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #468 | 14 | 9,861 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #529 | 8 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #538 | 16 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #550 | 8 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #554 | 7 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #568 | 8 | 12,054 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #569 | 43 | 9,488 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #586 | 14 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #602 | 14 | 16,104 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #624 | 9 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #638 | 8 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #703 | 12 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #708 | 31 | 3,895 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #734 | 18 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #756 | 31 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #799 | 53 | 14,098 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #825 | 14 | 4,949 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #857 | 36 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #884 | 60 | 14,861 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #889 | 32 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #918 | 9 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #919 | 17 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #931 | 25 | 5,933 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #949 | 35 | 5,561 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #971 | 12 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #984 | 11 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 8 | 14,742 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 66 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,029 | 155 | 17,781 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 70 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,117 | 12 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,326 | 121 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,458 | 14 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Madison is popular in 78 countries — most recent births per country:
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