Madison

#40 for girls in 2025, 4,945 births · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to girls 98.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
2001 · 22,166 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
33 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
419,806
since 1970

Madison over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #2, 2001girls
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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#404,945#5,20818
2024#454,581#3,27236
2023#375,179#4,11226
2022#345,507#3,77429
2021#295,964#3,24236
2020#236,253#3,73428
2019#266,304#3,42633
2018#227,103#3,10637
2017#177,910#3,07138
2016#159,057#2,83842
2015#1110,107#1,93175
2014#910,333#2,88540
2013#910,605#2,84840
2012#911,417#3,45031
2011#812,406#2,50449
2010#813,196#3,23934
2009#715,257#2,32056
2008#617,047#2,29157
2007#517,968#2,01669
2006#318,635#1,99467
2005#319,578#1,67480
2004#320,628#857207
2003#320,201#1,49786
2002#221,774#1,295104
2001#222,166#1,118126
2000#319,968#1,044138
1999#718,054#873173
1998#917,787#753213
1997#1015,189#632268
1996#1513,412#639263
1995#299,775#627269
1994#516,263#674235
1993#784,384#695222
1992#1073,165#779180
1991#1282,471#774176
1990#2031,407#849145
1989#2221,226#884130
1988#299824#950103
1987#326749#818129
1986#366646#1,05877
1985#624301#1,01181
1984#2,29942#1,48142
1983—#2,20823
1982—#2,42620
1981#9,1106#1,86530
1980—#1,76532
1979—#2,23622
1978—#2,37519
1977—#1,94825
1976—#2,17721
1975#7,9846#1,88425
1974—#1,83225
1973—#1,92822
1972—#1,41836
1971#8,3245#1,63729
1970#7,9955#1,65827
1969—#1,49229
1968—#1,50627
1967—#1,31233
1966—#1,48427
1965—#1,29435
1964—#1,19941
1963—#1,37532
1962—#1,42330
1961—#1,26239
1960—#1,32036
1959—#1,26538
1958—#1,53426
1957—#1,30036
1956—#1,21839
1955—#1,21938
1954—#1,05250
1953—#1,15541
1952—#96854
1951—#98451
1950—#1,23234
1949—#1,01347
1948—#1,03746
1947—#90060
1946—#98047
1945—#1,03938
1944—#97444
1943—#99845
1942—#1,00744
1941—#1,27627
1940—#95245
1939—#86750
1938—#1,19930
1937—#1,03138
1936—#82754
1935—#93046
1934—#95644
1933—#1,10335
1932—#1,00443
1931—#1,05041
1930—#95850
1929—#90055
1928—#98049
1927—#85862
1926—#89057
1925—#83264
1924—#80970
1923—#75575
1922—#76674
1921—#83468
1920—#83565
1919—#83961
1918—#80566
1917—#82260
1916—#73468
1915—#68172
1914—#67856
1913—#65846
1912—#72535
1911—#68921
1910—#78215
1909—#1,0838
1908—#82511
1907—#55919
1906—#64014
1905—#66613
1904—#72311
1903—#50518
1902—#9337
1901—#8587
1900—#60317
1899—#54813
1898——
1897—#58413
1896—#55114
1895—#52915
1894—#59412
1893—#57212
1892—#42220
1891—#38620
1890—#51114
1889—#36923
1888—#40421
1887—#39218
1886—#43117
1885—#39920
1884—#39920
1883—#35922
1882—#33227
1881—#30728
1880—#36322
First appearance
1970

The first year at least five girls were named Madison! It came in at #7,995, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1970–1974, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Madison is popular in 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedNHWashington: #225 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedIDMontana: #147 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 638 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #160 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 797 girlsNDMinnesota: #328 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,453 girlsMNIllinois: #633 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,184 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedWIMichigan: #362 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,760 girlsMINew York: #592 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,661 girlsNYMassachusetts: #476 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,987 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedRIOregon: #241 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsORNevada: #168 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 758 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedSDIowa: #214 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsIAIndiana: #218 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsINOhio: #369 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,944 girlsOHPennsylvania: #386 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,010 girlsPANew Jersey: #571 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,841 girlsNJConnecticut: #318 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,280 girlsCTCalifornia: #345 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 1,992 girlsCAUtah: #120 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 582 girlsUTColorado: #147 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 807 girlsCONebraska: #234 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsNEMissouri: #261 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,736 girlsMOKentucky: #481 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,177 girlsKYWest Virginia: #229 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,296 girlsWVVirginia: #372 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsVAMaryland: #404 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,835 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedDEArizona: #284 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedNMKansas: #201 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsKSArkansas: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,362 girlsARTennessee: #224 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,411 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #185 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #338 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,019 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #160 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 815 girlsOKLouisiana: #459 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,923 girlsLAMississippi: #346 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,900 girlsMSAlabama: #330 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,154 girlsALGeorgia: #315 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,063 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Madison, so not publishedHITexas: #261 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,553 girlsTXFlorida: #399 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,892 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#120 · 1 in 582
  2. Montana#147 · 1 in 638
  3. Colorado#147 · 1 in 807
  4. North Dakota#160 · 1 in 797
  5. Oklahoma#160 · 1 in 815

Best ever in a state: #1 in Utah, 1996.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#120231 in 582
Colorado#147261 in 807
Montana#14761 in 638
North Dakota#16051 in 797
Oklahoma#160221 in 815
Nevada#16871 in 758
North Carolina#185331 in 1,129
Kansas#201131 in 1,093
Iowa#214121 in 1,303
Indiana#218231 in 1,396
Tennessee#224201 in 1,411
Washington#225221 in 1,236
West Virginia#22971 in 1,296
Arkansas#23391 in 1,362
Nebraska#23471 in 1,318
Oregon#241111 in 1,392
Missouri#261181 in 1,736
Texas#261831 in 1,553
Arizona#284161 in 1,527
Georgia#315191 in 2,063
Connecticut#31881 in 2,280
Minnesota#328111 in 2,453
Alabama#330101 in 2,154
South Carolina#33891 in 2,019
California#3451081 in 1,992
Mississippi#34671 in 1,900
Michigan#362211 in 2,760
Ohio#369231 in 2,944
Virginia#372131 in 2,672
Pennsylvania#386231 in 3,010
Florida#399241 in 2,892
Maryland#40491 in 2,835
Louisiana#45991 in 2,923
Massachusetts#47691 in 3,987
Kentucky#48151 in 4,177
New Jersey#57191 in 4,841
New York#592241 in 4,661
Illinois#633141 in 5,184
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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 Madison
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#45 → #40)
  • 17 spots since 2020 (#23 → #40)
  • 29 spots since 2015 (#11 → #40)
  • Biggest jump: 1,675 spots in 1985 (#2,299 → #624)
  • Biggest drop: 8 spots in 2024 (#37 → #45)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1970
  • Peaked 2001 at #2 (22,166 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: 18 yrs · run 1997–2014
  • Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1993–2025
  • Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1985–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 81
  • Highest: 1 in 81 girls born in 2001 were named Madison (1.2%)
  • Latest: 1 in 325 girls born in 2025 (0.31%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 46.0% of all girls named Madison (193,222) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s16#7,984 (1975)#8,101
1980s3,794#222 (1989)#1,892
1990s91,907#7 (1999)#64
2000s193,222#2 (2001)#4
2010s98,438#8 (2010)#13
2020s32,429#23 (2020)#35

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.

Madison in 1987

girls
#326
749 births · 1 in 2,321 girls
boys
#818
129 births · 1 in 14,473 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #326Madison749

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #818Madison129
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,321 of them was named Madison, which outranked 97.5% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Madison
  1. #323Alissa753
  2. #324Keisha752
  3. #325Cortney751
  4. #326Madison749
  5. #327Yvette748
  6. #328Shanna744
  7. #329Cecilia743
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 14,473 of them was named Madison, which outranked 90.0% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Madison
  1. #815Reggie130
  2. #815Tylor130
  3. #815Tyron130
  4. #818Madison129
  5. #818Deonte129
  6. #818Estevan129
  7. #818Jairo129
  8. #824Dario128
  9. #824Mack128
  10. #824Robby128

Tied with 5 names at #818; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →