Madison Girl
How popular is Madison?
#40 girl name in 2025
4,945 baby girls were named Madison in the US in 2025, making it the 40th most popular girl name. Another 18 boys got the name (#5,207 for boys).
Madison popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #40 for girls (▲ 5 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 4,945 girls, 18 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-51% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #11 in 2015, #23 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (22,166 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2 in 2001 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Madison counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Madison family of names ranked #26 for girls in 2025 (#42 the year before), with 6,949 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Madison | 4,945 | 71% |
| Maddison | 703 | 10% |
| Madisyn | 168 | 2% |
| Madisson | 958 | 14% |
| Madyson | 79 | 1% |
| Maddisyn | 13 | 0% |
| Maddyson | 24 | 0% |
| Madisen | 12 | 0% |
| Madysen | 7 | 0% |
| Madisynn | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Madison is most popular
Babies named Madison per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 8.7 per 1,000 (37 girls)
- Vermont: 8.7 per 1,000 (42 girls)
- Connecticut: 8.5 per 1,000 (496 girls)
- Rhode Island: 7.9 per 1,000 (99 girls)
- New Hampshire: 7.7 per 1,000 (142 girls)
Madison by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 | #7,982 |
| 1980s | 3,794 | #222 |
| 1990s | 91,907 | #7 |
| 2000s | 193,222 | #2 |
| 2010s | 98,438 | #8 |
| 2020s | 32,429 | #23 |
Girl names about as popular as Madison
Questions
- Is Madison a boy or girl name?
- Madison is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Madison were girls.
- How popular is the name Madison?
- 4,945 baby girls were named Madison in the US in 2025, making it the 40th most popular girl name. Another 18 boys got the name (#5,207 for boys).
- When was Madison most popular?
- Madison peaked in 2001, when 22,166 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2, held for 2 years starting in 2001.
- How many people are named Madison?
- 427,675 babies have been named Madison in the US since 1880. We estimate about 421,187 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Madison most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Madison was most common in Wyoming, at 8.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.