Madison is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #2532 in 2011 with 49 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 1997 with 268 births ranking #633. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 81.4%. In 2011, approximately 1 in every 38,755 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.