Madison: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced MAD-ih-suhn · 3 syllables

Madison means “son of Matthew or Maud”, from English.

Usually derived from Mathieson (Matthew + -son), occasionally from Middle English Maddy (“Maud”) + -son.

How popular is Madison?

Madison was the #40 name in the US in 2025, given to 4,963 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 52% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Madison in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Madison are older than 25; most are between 18 and 33. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Madison have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Madison means “son of Matthew or Maud”. It comes from English.

Madison is pronounced MAD-ih-suhn.

Madison was the #40 name in the US in 2025, given to 4,963 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 52% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Madison are older than 25. Most are between 18 and 33.