Given name & surname
Madison
“daughter'of a mighty warrior”·“son of a mighty warrior”
Madison is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “daughter'of a mighty warrior” (English) and “son of a mighty warrior” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “daughter'of a mighty warrior” (English) and “son of a mighty warrior” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Madison through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 427,675
- 7,869 boys · 419,806 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 22,292 babies
- 2025
- 4,963
- #40 for girls · #5,328 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 1% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 4,945 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 40 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22,166 in 2001. It also appeared in 18 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (565). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 360,351 as a first name in 2020; 27,036 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.
Madison’s family of names
In English usage, Madison has a diminutive in Maddie. In English usage, Madison has a related form in Maddison. Madison has a related form in Maddie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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 Madison
- Madison BeerAmerican singer (born 1999)
- Madison KeysUS American tennis playerborn 1995
- Madison IsemanAmerican actressborn 1997
- Madison PettisAmerican actressborn 1998
- Madison BrengleAmerican tennis playerborn 1990
- Madison DavenportAmerican actressborn 1996
- Madison BaileyAmerican actress (born 1999)
- Madison GrantAmerican lawyer, eugenicist, and conservationist (1865–1937)
- Madison De La GarzaAmerican actressborn 2001
Characters named Madison: Madison Clark (Main protagonist in the first four seasons of 'Fear the Walking Dead#).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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