Girls' name · since 1985
Maddison
24,063 babies named Maddison in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #439 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,063
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maddison currently ranks #439 among girls' names in America, with 24,063 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddison has been recorded 24,063 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #439 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #439 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 24,063 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maddison ranks #939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #439 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 24,063 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #439 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,063
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maddison's 24,063 recorded births place it above 98.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Maddison compares
24,063 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Maddison's all-time total is 64x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maddison | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,063 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,167 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maddison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maddison's full recorded timeline at 2005, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 1,167 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maddison popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,167
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Maddison popularity over time - boys
53 total births recorded since 1995 (Maddison as boys' name)
Maddison by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,324 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Maddison's strongest decade.
9,324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Maddison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 182
1980s
182 births
- 1990s 3,258
1990s
3,258 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,435 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,324 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,864 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,324 births (39% of all-time use).
How Maddison 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 Maddison's total volume
Maddison by state
Where Maddison concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,991 | 12.4% |
| #2 | California | | 2,436 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,187 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,000 | 4.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 929 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 903 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 845 | 3.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 771 | 3.2% |
2,991 of 24,063 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Maddison appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maddison's data
- Maddison's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9,324 total births) through the 2020s (3,864) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Maddisons (2,991 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 Maddison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Maddison 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.