Maddison
Meaning
surname, "son of Maud"
The story
Maddison is Madison with the d doubled, and the couple's arithmetic is vast on one side: Madison, the anchor that a mermaid comedy lifted into the era's defining girls' name, counts about 427,500 with its own story here; Maddison at about 24,100, nearly all girls. The surname underneath both means son of Maud, a medieval mother's name carried forward, which makes the great girls' wave a quiet homecoming. Maddison's own record rode the anchor's: about 3,300 in the 1990s, 7,500 in the 2000s, cresting at 9,300 in the 2010s, with 3,900 so far this decade. Maddie waits inside both spellings, the same friendly clip. One sound, one extra letter, and the couples' ledger charting both lines: the double d is the signature, and the record honors it separately, as it always does.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Maddison peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Maddison
Most people given the name Maddison in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Maddison deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Maddison truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Maddison fits with your family’s names and surname.
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