How Many People Are Named Madison?
people named Madison are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 812 people in the US has this name
Based on 427,675 babies named Madison in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
22,292 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname meaning "son of MAUD". It was not commonly used as a feminine name until after the movie 'Splash' (1984), in which the main character adopted it as her name after seeing a street sign for Madison Avenue in New York City. A famous bearer of the surname was James Madison (1751-1836), one of the authors of the American constitution who later served as president.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Madison, 98.7% were girls and 1.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Madison rose from 0% in the 1880s to 99.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Madison alive today is about 19 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Madison first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2001, to 22,292 babies. In 2025, 4,963 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Madison reached #2 among girls' names in 2001 to 2002, and was in the top 10 for 18 years, 1997 to 2014. In 2025 it ranked #40.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #40 |
| Best rank | #2 (2001 to 2002) |
| Years in the top 10 | 18 |
| Years in the top 100 | 33 (1993 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Madison alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Madison were born in California than in any other state: about 36,131 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Madison was given 2.1 times as often in Wyoming, 1.9 times in Montana and 1.8 times in North Dakota.
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