Addison

#84 for girls in 2025, 2,971 births · #2,258 for boys in 2025, 62 births
Given to girls 91.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
2007 · 11,949 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
20 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
148,893
since 1980

Addison over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #11, 2007peak #381, 1883girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#842,971#2,25862
2024#683,335#1,93881
2023#623,536#2,06472
2022#543,968#2,16867
2021#454,490#2,02673
2020#474,497#1,68593
2019#474,495#1,88679
2018#355,232#1,431122
2017#345,639#1,207152
2016#296,341#1,221153
2015#246,735#1,198154
2014#247,010#1,321132
2013#197,740#1,277136
2012#148,183#1,102169
2011#139,312#1,006193
2010#1110,334#1,015192
2009#1210,669#867242
2008#1210,767#824266
2007#1111,949#692341
2006#287,622#562445
2005#1063,023#581393
2004#1602,055#542430
2003#1911,704#539428
2002#2201,455#550401
2001#2711,162#524424
2000#322983#515436
1999#369795#510418
1998#403679#549362
1997#476530#547360
1996#546428#543350
1995#674315#543350
1994#798254#555342
1993#1,063171#584311
1992#1,381119#633263
1991#1,492105#652243
1990#1,92372#645247
1989#1,85171#645240
1988#2,64640#588249
1987#2,36044#545281
1986#2,90332#514295
1985#5,67812#1,22860
1984#9,1446#1,60637
1983—#1,63136
1982#8,2247#1,70034
1981—#2,08625
1980#9,0956#1,65535
1979—#1,53238
1978—#1,96525
1977—#2,66516
1976—#1,67731
1975—#1,75328
1974—#1,98322
1973—#1,92822
1972—#1,64828
1971—#1,37838
1970—#1,43534
1969—#1,57027
1968—#2,03016
1967—#1,85318
1966—#1,51026
1965—#1,45628
1964—#1,79320
1963—#1,42630
1962—#1,58825
1961—#1,43931
1960—#1,40032
1959—#1,43930
1958—#1,72421
1957—#1,36433
1956—#1,41830
1955—#1,25536
1954—#1,16941
1953—#1,35731
1952—#1,34731
1951—#1,15039
1950—#1,07443
1949—#1,22734
1948—#1,46025
1947—#1,25234
1946—#1,17635
1945—#1,29626
1944—#1,17332
1943—#1,00644
1942—#1,07440
1941—#1,10835
1940—#1,15633
1939—#1,05237
1938—#1,12533
1937—#1,05637
1936—#1,09535
1935—#1,12334
1934—#98242
1933—#99541
1932—#1,02542
1931—#88752
1930—#87357
1929—#96049
1928—#91354
1927—#82565
1926—#87259
1925—#1,04044
1924—#91658
1923—#84664
1922—#76674
1921—#75078
1920—#89659
1919—#81964
1918—#73376
1917—#71373
1916—#70871
1915—#75962
1914—#65859
1913—#83533
1912—#75533
1911—#70720
1910—#92812
1909—#80413
1908—#63217
1907—#81511
1906—#1,0047
1905—#59216
1904—#8109
1903—#57615
1902—#58314
1901—#7279
1900—#78511
1899—#58312
1898—#48518
1897—#7878
1896—#55114
1895—#45619
1894—#41920
1893—#7059
1892—#59712
1891—#59710
1890—#51114
1889—#58111
1888—#41620
1887—#51612
1886—#45116
1885—#43917
1884—#45017
1883—#38120
1882—#38921
1881—#41617
1880—#39219
First appearance
1980

The first year at least five girls were named Addison! It came in at #9,095, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1981, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Addison is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #524 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,270 girlsMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedWIMichigan: #986 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,035 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: #723 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,764 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedRIOregon: #546 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,206 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedSDIowa: #414 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,854 girlsIAIndiana: #383 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,521 girlsINOhio: #639 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,389 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,260 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 12,125 girlsCAUtah: #411 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,316 girlsUTColorado: #630 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,046 girlsCONebraska: #257 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsNEMissouri: #396 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,697 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedWVVirginia: #525 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,918 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNMKansas: #207 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 991 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedARTennessee: #509 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,653 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #395 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,725 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,316 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedMSAlabama: #408 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,625 girlsALGeorgia: #992 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,151 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedHITexas: #761 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 5,666 girlsTXFlorida: #956 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,280 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kansas#207 · 1 in 991
  2. Nebraska#257 · 1 in 1,349
  3. Oklahoma#328 · 1 in 1,799
  4. Indiana#383 · 1 in 2,521
  5. North Carolina#395 · 1 in 2,725

Best ever in a state: #1 in Nebraska, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#207131 in 991
Nebraska#25761 in 1,349
Oklahoma#32891 in 1,799
Indiana#383131 in 2,521
North Carolina#395141 in 2,725
Missouri#396111 in 2,697
Alabama#40881 in 2,625
Utah#41161 in 2,316
Iowa#41451 in 2,854
South Carolina#50151 in 3,316
Tennessee#50981 in 3,653
Minnesota#52461 in 4,270
Virginia#52591 in 3,918
Oregon#54651 in 3,206
Colorado#63051 in 4,046
Ohio#639121 in 5,389
Massachusetts#72351 in 6,764
Texas#761241 in 5,666
Florida#95691 in 8,280
Michigan#98661 in 9,035
Georgia#99251 in 8,151
California#1,260201 in 12,125
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Addison
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#68 → #84)
  • 37 spots since 2020 (#47 → #84)
  • 60 spots since 2015 (#24 → #84)
  • Biggest jump: 265 spots in 1994 (#1,063 → #798)
  • Biggest drop: 16 spots in 2025 (#68 → #84)
Rise & fade · girls
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1980
  • Peaked 2007 at #11 (11,949 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 20 yrs · run 2006–2025
  • Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1994–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 161
  • Highest: 1 in 161 girls born in 2007 were named Addison (0.62%)
  • Latest: 1 in 541 girls born in 2025 (0.18%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 47.7% of all girls named Addison (71,021) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1996
  • Mostly boys until 1995, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s218#1,851 (1989)#5,238
1990s3,468#369 (1999)#913
2000s51,389#11 (2007)#133
2010s71,021#11 (2010)#25
2020s22,797#45 (2021)#60

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Addison in 1994

girls
#798
254 births · 1 in 7,031 girls
boys
#555
342 births · 1 in 5,649 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #798Addison254

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #555Addison342
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 7,031 of them was named Addison, which outranked 94.9% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Addison
  1. #795Joelle256
  2. #795Terri256
  3. #797Devyn255
  4. #798Addison254
  5. #798Sage254
  6. #798Staci254
  7. #801Terra253
  8. #802Ellie252
  9. #802Graciela252

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 5,649 of them was named Addison, which outranked 94.6% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Addison
  1. #551Moses347
  2. #553Jaron343
  3. #553Terence343
  4. #555Addison342
  5. #555Gunnar342
  6. #557Colten339
  7. #557Kasey339
  8. #557Leroy339

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994 →