Madison is a distinctive boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #4275 in 2025 with 4 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2003 with 9 births ranking #1629. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 67,984 boys born was named Madison. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Madison is a well-known surname name that originally meant 'son of Maud'. In modern use for girls, it feels bright, established, and unmistakably contemporary.
Madison's rise for girls in the late twentieth century helped define an entire era of surname-style naming. It became so successful that many variants and related names followed behind it.