Given name & surname
Maddison
“daughter'of a mighty warrior”·“son of a mighty warrior”·“one who is mighty in battle”
Maddison is a variant of Madison. Interpretations include “daughter'of a mighty warrior” (English) and “son of a mighty warrior” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. In English use, Maddison is a diminutive of Maud. In German use, Maud carries the interpretation “one who is mighty in battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maddison is a variant of Madison. Interpretations include “daughter'of a mighty warrior” (English) and “son of a mighty warrior” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. In English use, Maddison is a diminutive of Maud. In German use, Maud carries the interpretation “one who is mighty in battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maddison is a variant of Madison. An origin associated with Madison is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Maddison is a diminutive of Magdalene. In English usage, Maddison as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to MADDE.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Maddison is a diminutive of Maud. The history of Maud gives this family its wider story. The family of forms includes Maud and Matilda, names borne by prominent medieval royal women. Alfred Tennyson’s poem Maud, published in 1855, later helped renew interest in the shorter spelling.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Maddison through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24,116
- 53 boys · 24,063 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 1,167 babies
- 2025
- 703
- #439 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 703 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 439 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,167 in 2009. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (140). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,066 as a first name in 2020; 771 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maddison’s family of names
In English usage, Maddison is a diminutive of Magdalene. In English usage, Maddison as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to MADDE. Maddison has a related form in Madison.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maddison
- Maddison KeeneyAustralian diverborn 1996
- Maddi WescheNew Zealand athletics competitorborn 1999
- Maddison InglisAustralian tennis playerborn 1998
- Maddison ElliottAustralian Paralympic swimmerborn 1998
- Maddison BrownAustralian actressborn 1997
- Maddison PearmanCanadian speed skaterborn 1996
- Maddison JaizaniEnglish actressborn 1995
- Maddison LeviAustralian rugby union playerborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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