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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #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 1996

  • 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: #538 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,171 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #446 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,108 girlsMNIllinois: #632 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,466 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedWIMichigan: #669 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,205 girlsMINew York: #995 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,025 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedRIOregon: #292 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,388 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: #214 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsIAIndiana: #278 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsINOhio: #616 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,779 girlsOHPennsylvania: #660 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,504 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,230 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 11,489 girlsCAUtah: #293 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,384 girlsUTColorado: #465 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,622 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNEMissouri: #271 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsMOKentucky: #405 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,806 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedWVVirginia: #640 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,878 girlsVAMaryland: #542 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,530 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedDEArizona: #623 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,559 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNMKansas: #141 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 592 girlsKSArkansas: #248 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsARTennessee: #271 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #481 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,279 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #327 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,806 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #171 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 761 girlsOKLouisiana: #665 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,310 girlsLAMississippi: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,321 girlsMSAlabama: #298 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,714 girlsALGeorgia: #464 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,965 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedHITexas: #471 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 2,791 girlsTXFlorida: #1,068 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,092 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kansas#141 · 1 in 592
  2. Oklahoma#171 · 1 in 761
  3. Iowa#214 · 1 in 1,099
  4. Arkansas#248 · 1 in 1,170
  5. Missouri#271 · 1 in 1,642

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#141211 in 592
Oklahoma#171211 in 761
Iowa#214131 in 1,099
Arkansas#248101 in 1,170
Missouri#271181 in 1,642
Tennessee#271181 in 1,645
Indiana#278201 in 1,645
Oregon#292121 in 1,388
Utah#293111 in 1,384
Alabama#298121 in 1,714
South Carolina#32791 in 1,806
Kentucky#40571 in 2,806
Minnesota#44681 in 3,108
Mississippi#44751 in 2,321
Georgia#464141 in 2,965
Colorado#46581 in 2,622
Texas#471501 in 2,791
North Carolina#481121 in 3,279
Washington#53891 in 3,171
Maryland#54271 in 3,530
Ohio#616131 in 4,779
Arizona#62381 in 3,559
Illinois#632161 in 4,466
Virginia#64071 in 4,878
Pennsylvania#660111 in 5,504
Louisiana#66551 in 4,310
Michigan#669101 in 5,205
New York#995131 in 8,025
Florida#1,06881 in 9,092
California#1,230201 in 11,489
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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 1996

girls
#546
428 births · 1 in 4,096 girls
boys
#543
350 births · 1 in 5,412 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #546Addison428

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #543Addison350
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 4,096 of them was named Addison, which outranked 96.6% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Addison
  1. #542Essence431
  2. #542Phoebe431
  3. #545Katelin429
  4. #546Addison428
  5. #547Alexandrea426
  6. #547Moesha426
  7. #549Lyric425
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 5,412 of them was named Addison, which outranked 94.8% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Addison
  1. #540Deven355
  2. #540Quintin355
  3. #542Humberto354
  4. #543Addison350
  5. #543Bret350
  6. #545Stephon348
  7. #546Coleman345
  8. #547Gordon343

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

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →