Names / Girl names
Madison
Current rank
#40
and easing
All-time peak
#2
in 2001
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
427,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2 in 2001 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Madison first shows up in 1880. Today it sits at #40 and is drifting lower. Its strongest year was 2001, at #2 nationally. Over 427,600 have carried it since records began.