Unisex name · since 1980
Addison
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 148,893 babies named Addison, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #84 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 148,893
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Addison is the #84 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 148,893 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Addison recorded 148,893 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #84 nationally today, ahead of 99.5% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #84 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 148,893 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Addison ranks #268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #84 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 148,893 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #84 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 148,893
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Addison's 148,893 recorded births place it above 99.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Addison compares
148,893 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Addison's all-time total is 396x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Addison | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 148,893 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11,949 | 21 | 19,840 |
Addison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Addison's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 11,949, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Addison popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 11,949
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Addison popularity over time - boys
13,427 total births recorded since 1880 (Addison as boys' name)
Addison by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (71,021 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Addison's strongest decade.
71,021 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Addison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 218
1980s
218 births
- 1990s 3,468
1990s
3,468 births
- 2000s
2000s
51,389 births
- 2010s
2010s
71,021 births
- 2020s 22,797
2020s
22,797 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 71,021 births (48% of all-time use).
How Addison compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Addison's total volume
Addison by state
Where Addison concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13,365 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 8,685 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7,434 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6,477 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6,126 | 4.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5,887 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5,805 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5,515 | 3.7% |
13,365 of 148,893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Addison appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Addison's data
- Addison's decade-level peak was the 2010s (71,021 total births); usage has since declined to 22,797 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Addisons (13,365 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Addison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Addison draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.