Madison is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #5328 in 2025 with 18 recorded births. This places Madison in the top 38% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1997 with 268 births ranking #633. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 93.2%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 94,893 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.