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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #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 1997

  • 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: #584 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,579 girlsWAIdaho: #237 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 926 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #461 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,122 girlsMNIllinois: #499 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,040 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedWIMichigan: #384 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,362 girlsMINew York: #1,192 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,100 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #184 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 858 girlsIAIndiana: #287 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsINOhio: #464 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,255 girlsOHPennsylvania: #621 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,855 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,215 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 11,143 girlsCAUtah: #282 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsUTColorado: #433 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,328 girlsCONebraska: #217 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsNEMissouri: #265 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsMOKentucky: #324 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsKYWest Virginia: #279 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,467 girlsWVVirginia: #546 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,695 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedDEArizona: #378 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,872 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedNMKansas: #117 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 498 girlsKSArkansas: #260 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsARTennessee: #216 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #277 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #366 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,013 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #169 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 731 girlsOKLouisiana: #578 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,607 girlsLAMississippi: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,440 girlsMSAlabama: #221 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsALGeorgia: #384 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,251 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Addison, so not publishedHITexas: #402 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 2,332 girlsTXFlorida: #583 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,861 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kansas#117 · 1 in 498
  2. Oklahoma#169 · 1 in 731
  3. Iowa#184 · 1 in 858
  4. Tennessee#216 · 1 in 1,131
  5. Nebraska#217 · 1 in 1,028

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#117251 in 498
Oklahoma#169231 in 731
Iowa#184161 in 858
Tennessee#216261 in 1,131
Nebraska#21781 in 1,028
Alabama#221181 in 1,152
Idaho#23761 in 926
Arkansas#26091 in 1,275
Missouri#265201 in 1,476
North Carolina#277261 in 1,541
West Virginia#27951 in 1,467
Utah#282121 in 1,299
Indiana#287201 in 1,640
Mississippi#30581 in 1,440
Kentucky#324101 in 1,976
South Carolina#36681 in 2,013
Arizona#378151 in 1,872
Georgia#384191 in 2,251
Michigan#384221 in 2,362
Texas#402601 in 2,332
Colorado#43391 in 2,328
Minnesota#46181 in 3,122
Ohio#464191 in 3,255
Illinois#499231 in 3,040
Virginia#54691 in 3,695
Louisiana#57861 in 3,607
Florida#583191 in 3,861
Washington#58481 in 3,579
Pennsylvania#621121 in 4,855
New York#1,192101 in 10,100
California#1,215201 in 11,143
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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 1997

girls
#476
530 births · 1 in 3,284 girls
boys
#547
360 births · 1 in 5,237 boys

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #476Addison530

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #547Addison360
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 3,284 of them was named Addison, which outranked 97.1% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Addison
  1. #472Stacy532
  2. #474Frances531
  3. #474Heaven531
  4. #476Addison530
  5. #477Alina528
  6. #478Emilie525
  7. #479Tania524
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

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

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 5,237 of them was named Addison, which outranked 94.9% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Addison
  1. #544Ralph364
  2. #545Antoine363
  3. #546Clarence362
  4. #547Addison360
  5. #547Jonas360
  6. #549Dangelo359
  7. #550Roderick356
  8. #551Ezra355

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

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

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

See the top 100 for 1997 →