Maddison is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #13581 in 2011 with 5 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 1998 with 9 births ranking #6634. In 2011, approximately 1 in every 379,798 boys born was named Maddison. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Maddison is a fuller-spelled variant of Madison, a surname name that originally meant 'son of Maud'. As a girls' name it feels modern, smart, and familiar.
Madison rose dramatically for girls in the late twentieth century, and variant spellings such as Maddison followed. Its use shows how surname names can take on a very different gender identity in modern practice.