Madison is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #175 in 2025 with 280 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2005 with 1,556 births ranking #39. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 65.7%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 905 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.