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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#11 · 1 in 136
- Georgia#11 · 1 in 167
- Kentucky#12 · 1 in 136
- Maryland#12 · 1 in 138
- Virginia#12 · 1 in 144
Best ever in a state: #1 in Utah, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #11 | 277 | 1 in 167 |
| South Carolina | #11 | 130 | 1 in 136 |
| Kentucky | #12 | 130 | 1 in 136 |
| Maryland | #12 | 169 | 1 in 138 |
| Virginia | #12 | 250 | 1 in 144 |
| Alabama | #13 | 117 | 1 in 160 |
| Connecticut | #13 | 103 | 1 in 112 |
| Mississippi | #13 | 81 | 1 in 133 |
| New Jersey | #13 | 248 | 1 in 145 |
| New York | #14 | 519 | 1 in 167 |
| North Carolina | #15 | 259 | 1 in 174 |
| Florida | #17 | 492 | 1 in 173 |
| Tennessee | #18 | 168 | 1 in 186 |
| Delaware | #19 | 24 | 1 in 104 |
| Massachusetts | #20 | 158 | 1 in 156 |
| Michigan | #20 | 219 | 1 in 184 |
| Pennsylvania | #20 | 278 | 1 in 181 |
| Louisiana | #21 | 110 | 1 in 178 |
| Wyoming | #22 | 11 | 1 in 88 |
| Rhode Island | #23 | 24 | 1 in 116 |
| Vermont | #23 | 12 | 1 in 92 |
| Arizona | #25 | 137 | 1 in 215 |
| Nevada | #25 | 64 | 1 in 166 |
| Illinois | #27 | 237 | 1 in 226 |
| New Mexico | #27 | 33 | 1 in 176 |
| Ohio | #27 | 237 | 1 in 215 |
| Texas | #27 | 656 | 1 in 242 |
| New Hampshire | #28 | 28 | 1 in 127 |
| Arkansas | #29 | 54 | 1 in 204 |
| Colorado | #30 | 107 | 1 in 208 |
| District of Columbia | #30 | 20 | 1 in 152 |
| Idaho | #30 | 35 | 1 in 171 |
| Indiana | #30 | 131 | 1 in 227 |
| West Virginia | #31 | 38 | 1 in 148 |
| California | #36 | 711 | 1 in 266 |
| Washington | #37 | 130 | 1 in 234 |
| Minnesota | #39 | 103 | 1 in 228 |
| Missouri | #39 | 112 | 1 in 237 |
| Nebraska | #40 | 37 | 1 in 203 |
| Maine | #41 | 21 | 1 in 162 |
| North Dakota | #42 | 17 | 1 in 175 |
| Utah | #45 | 72 | 1 in 232 |
| Wisconsin | #45 | 93 | 1 in 239 |
| Oregon | #46 | 57 | 1 in 246 |
| Montana | #48 | 15 | 1 in 182 |
| Kansas | #49 | 50 | 1 in 241 |
| Iowa | #53 | 48 | 1 in 256 |
| Hawaii | #56 | 13 | 1 in 222 |
| Alaska | #57 | 11 | 1 in 186 |
| Oklahoma | #58 | 51 | 1 in 307 |
| South Dakota | #179 | 6 | 1 in 510 |
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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 239 of them was named Madison, which outranked 99.9% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 49,085 of them was named Madison, which outranked 78.0% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,055Zaylin38
- #3,055Zeno38
- #3,055Zidan38
- #3,106Madison37
- #3,106Ahad37
- #3,106Alexei37
- #3,106Alim37
- #3,171Abimael36
- #3,171Abir36
- #3,171Akash36
Tied with 64 names at #3,106; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.