Maddison is a popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #87 in 2013 with 622 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2007 with 967 births ranking #64. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 364.2%. In 2013, approximately 1 in every 496 girls born was named Maddison. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
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.