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
- Peak · girls
- 2001 · 22,166 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 33 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 419,806since 1970
Madison over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #40 | 4,945 | #5,208 | 18 |
| 2024 | #45 | 4,581 | #3,272 | 36 |
| 2023 | #37 | 5,179 | #4,112 | 26 |
| 2022 | #34 | 5,507 | #3,774 | 29 |
| 2021 | #29 | 5,964 | #3,242 | 36 |
| 2020 | #23 | 6,253 | #3,734 | 28 |
| 2019 | #26 | 6,304 | #3,426 | 33 |
| 2018 | #22 | 7,103 | #3,106 | 37 |
| 2017 | #17 | 7,910 | #3,071 | 38 |
| 2016 | #15 | 9,057 | #2,838 | 42 |
| 2015 | #11 | 10,107 | #1,931 | 75 |
| 2014 | #9 | 10,333 | #2,885 | 40 |
| 2013 | #9 | 10,605 | #2,848 | 40 |
| 2012 | #9 | 11,417 | #3,450 | 31 |
| 2011 | #8 | 12,406 | #2,504 | 49 |
| 2010 | #8 | 13,196 | #3,239 | 34 |
| 2009 | #7 | 15,257 | #2,320 | 56 |
| 2008 | #6 | 17,047 | #2,291 | 57 |
| 2007 | #5 | 17,968 | #2,016 | 69 |
| 2006 | #3 | 18,635 | #1,994 | 67 |
| 2005 | #3 | 19,578 | #1,674 | 80 |
| 2004 | #3 | 20,628 | #857 | 207 |
| 2003 | #3 | 20,201 | #1,497 | 86 |
| 2002 | #2 | 21,774 | #1,295 | 104 |
| 2001 | #2 | 22,166 | #1,118 | 126 |
| 2000 | #3 | 19,968 | #1,044 | 138 |
| 1999 | #7 | 18,054 | #873 | 173 |
| 1998 | #9 | 17,787 | #753 | 213 |
| 1997 | #10 | 15,189 | #632 | 268 |
| 1996 | #15 | 13,412 | #639 | 263 |
| 1995 | #29 | 9,775 | #627 | 269 |
| 1994 | #51 | 6,263 | #674 | 235 |
| 1993 | #78 | 4,384 | #695 | 222 |
| 1992 | #107 | 3,165 | #779 | 180 |
| 1991 | #128 | 2,471 | #774 | 176 |
| 1990 | #203 | 1,407 | #849 | 145 |
| 1989 | #222 | 1,226 | #884 | 130 |
| 1988 | #299 | 824 | #950 | 103 |
| 1987 | #326 | 749 | #818 | 129 |
| 1986 | #366 | 646 | #1,058 | 77 |
| 1985 | #624 | 301 | #1,011 | 81 |
| 1984 | #2,299 | 42 | #1,481 | 42 |
| 1983 | — | #2,208 | 23 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,426 | 20 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #1,865 | 30 |
| 1980 | — | #1,765 | 32 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,236 | 22 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,375 | 19 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,948 | 25 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,177 | 21 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #1,884 | 25 |
| 1974 | — | #1,832 | 25 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,928 | 22 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,418 | 36 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #1,637 | 29 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #1,658 | 27 |
| 1969 | — | #1,492 | 29 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,506 | 27 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,312 | 33 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,484 | 27 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,294 | 35 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,199 | 41 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,375 | 32 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,423 | 30 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,262 | 39 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,320 | 36 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,265 | 38 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,534 | 26 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,300 | 36 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,218 | 39 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,219 | 38 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,052 | 50 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,155 | 41 | |
| 1952 | — | #968 | 54 | |
| 1951 | — | #984 | 51 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,232 | 34 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,013 | 47 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,037 | 46 | |
| 1947 | — | #900 | 60 | |
| 1946 | — | #980 | 47 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,039 | 38 | |
| 1944 | — | #974 | 44 | |
| 1943 | — | #998 | 45 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,007 | 44 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,276 | 27 | |
| 1940 | — | #952 | 45 | |
| 1939 | — | #867 | 50 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,199 | 30 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,031 | 38 | |
| 1936 | — | #827 | 54 | |
| 1935 | — | #930 | 46 | |
| 1934 | — | #956 | 44 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,103 | 35 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,004 | 43 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,050 | 41 | |
| 1930 | — | #958 | 50 | |
| 1929 | — | #900 | 55 | |
| 1928 | — | #980 | 49 | |
| 1927 | — | #858 | 62 | |
| 1926 | — | #890 | 57 | |
| 1925 | — | #832 | 64 | |
| 1924 | — | #809 | 70 | |
| 1923 | — | #755 | 75 | |
| 1922 | — | #766 | 74 | |
| 1921 | — | #834 | 68 | |
| 1920 | — | #835 | 65 | |
| 1919 | — | #839 | 61 | |
| 1918 | — | #805 | 66 | |
| 1917 | — | #822 | 60 | |
| 1916 | — | #734 | 68 | |
| 1915 | — | #681 | 72 | |
| 1914 | — | #678 | 56 | |
| 1913 | — | #658 | 46 | |
| 1912 | — | #725 | 35 | |
| 1911 | — | #689 | 21 | |
| 1910 | — | #782 | 15 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #559 | 19 | |
| 1906 | — | #640 | 14 | |
| 1905 | — | #666 | 13 | |
| 1904 | — | #723 | 11 | |
| 1903 | — | #505 | 18 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #603 | 17 | |
| 1899 | — | #548 | 13 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #584 | 13 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #529 | 15 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #386 | 20 | |
| 1890 | — | #511 | 14 | |
| 1889 | — | #369 | 23 | |
| 1888 | — | #404 | 21 | |
| 1887 | — | #392 | 18 | |
| 1886 | — | #431 | 17 | |
| 1885 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1884 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1883 | — | #359 | 22 | |
| 1882 | — | #332 | 27 | |
| 1881 | — | #307 | 28 | |
| 1880 | — | #363 | 22 | |
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 2000
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#1 · 1 in 28
- North Dakota#1 · 1 in 29
- Montana#1 · 1 in 31
- Louisiana#1 · 1 in 47
- Iowa#1 · 1 in 48
Best ever in a state: #1 in Utah, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #1 | 296 | 1 in 48 |
| Kansas | #1 | 277 | 1 in 48 |
| Louisiana | #1 | 465 | 1 in 47 |
| Montana | #1 | 95 | 1 in 31 |
| North Dakota | #1 | 82 | 1 in 29 |
| Oklahoma | #1 | 329 | 1 in 51 |
| Utah | #1 | 311 | 1 in 55 |
| Wyoming | #1 | 45 | 1 in 28 |
| Alaska | #2 | 50 | 1 in 46 |
| Arkansas | #2 | 271 | 1 in 45 |
| Georgia | #2 | 785 | 1 in 61 |
| Indiana | #2 | 628 | 1 in 53 |
| Kentucky | #2 | 466 | 1 in 44 |
| Mississippi | #2 | 233 | 1 in 52 |
| Nebraska | #2 | 181 | 1 in 46 |
| North Carolina | #2 | 702 | 1 in 64 |
| Pennsylvania | #2 | 998 | 1 in 58 |
| South Carolina | #2 | 343 | 1 in 49 |
| Tennessee | #2 | 596 | 1 in 52 |
| Alabama | #3 | 382 | 1 in 55 |
| Colorado | #3 | 321 | 1 in 75 |
| Idaho | #3 | 119 | 1 in 51 |
| Michigan | #3 | 868 | 1 in 60 |
| Missouri | #3 | 502 | 1 in 59 |
| Nevada | #3 | 140 | 1 in 68 |
| Ohio | #3 | 1,104 | 1 in 56 |
| Oregon | #3 | 223 | 1 in 74 |
| Washington | #3 | 441 | 1 in 67 |
| West Virginia | #3 | 196 | 1 in 37 |
| Delaware | #4 | 64 | 1 in 48 |
| Rhode Island | #4 | 75 | 1 in 51 |
| Virginia | #4 | 499 | 1 in 71 |
| Texas | #5 | 1,543 | 1 in 99 |
| Maryland | #6 | 349 | 1 in 70 |
| New Hampshire | #6 | 90 | 1 in 51 |
| South Dakota | #6 | 54 | 1 in 53 |
| Vermont | #6 | 39 | 1 in 45 |
| Arizona | #7 | 332 | 1 in 96 |
| Florida | #7 | 864 | 1 in 89 |
| Minnesota | #7 | 353 | 1 in 73 |
| Connecticut | #8 | 199 | 1 in 76 |
| Maine | #8 | 77 | 1 in 58 |
| Massachusetts | #9 | 387 | 1 in 81 |
| Illinois | #10 | 681 | 1 in 105 |
| Hawaii | #12 | 38 | 1 in 95 |
| New Jersey | #14 | 404 | 1 in 103 |
| New Mexico | #15 | 69 | 1 in 118 |
| California | #18 | 1,441 | 1 in 155 |
| New York | #19 | 730 | 1 in 138 |
| Wisconsin | #22 | 210 | 1 in 121 |
| District of Columbia | #34 | 21 | 1 in 169 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1970
- Peaked 2001 at #2 (22,166 births)
- Births halved by 2013, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: 18 yrs · run 1997–2014
- Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1993–2025
- Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1985–2025
- Highest: 1 in 81 girls born in 2001 were named Madison (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 325 girls born in 2025 (0.31%)
- 46.0% of all girls named Madison (193,222) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 | #7,984 (1975) | #8,101 |
| 1980s | 3,794 | #222 (1989) | #1,892 |
| 1990s | 91,907 | #7 (1999) | #64 |
| 2000s | 193,222 | #2 (2001) | #4 |
| 2010s | 98,438 | #8 (2010) | #13 |
| 2020s | 32,429 | #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 2000
Top girls' names in 2000
Top boys' names in 2000
More about 2000
girls
1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 91 of them was named Madison, which outranked 100.0% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 14,232 of them was named Madison, which outranked 91.4% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).