Madison

Meaning and origin of Madison

Popularity of Madison in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1997.
• Over recent years, Madison has been falling (−4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Madison every 48 schools, all spellings combined.

Madison in English-speaking countries

Madison ranks 41^st in British Columbia (Canada), 41^st in United States and 45^th in Ontario (Canada), against 1,022^nd in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  41^st girls’ name175 babies in 3 years1 girl in 227−2.4% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  65^th girls’ name172 babies in 3 years1 girl in 244−0.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  45^th girls’ name518 babies in 3 years1 girl in 298−3.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  41^st girls’ name14,705 babies in 3 years1 girl in 329−5% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  142^nd girls’ name39 babies in 3 years1 girl in 577

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  148^th girls’ name88 babies in 3 years1 girl in 618−1.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  159^th girls’ name90 babies in 3 years1 girl in 721−1.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  174^th girls’ name871 babies in 3 years1 girl in 882−1.1% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Madyson (in French)45
• Maddison5
• Maddyson5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Madison

• Millie
• Lennie
• Matilda
• Mathilda
• Marie-Lou
• Marylou
• Mélody
• Malory
• Caroline
• Erika
• Sabrina
• Billie

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin