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Madison

Pronounced /ˈmædɪsən/

Rank in 2024
#3,282
Born in 2024
36
Peak year
1995 · #627
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for girls:4,563 in 2024 (#46)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 36 boys were named Madison, about 1 in every 47,648.
  • It peaked in 1995 with 269 babies, ranked #627.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 7,852 boys have been named Madison since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Madison per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 1,143 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Silent: 778 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Boomers: 785 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 434 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,126 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,758 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 460 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Usually derived from Mathieson (Matthew + -son), occasionally from Middle English Maddy (“Maud”) + -son. In the movie Splash, its use as a given name derives from Manhattan’s Madison Avenue.

  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash.
Origin
Not recorded
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