Madison is a popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #75 in 2012 with 846 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2005 with 1,556 births ranking #39. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 400.6%. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 381 girls born was named Madison. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
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.