Girls' name · since 1986
Madisen
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 5,064 babies named Madisen, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,541 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,064
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,064 babies have been named Madisen since 1986, making it today's #8541 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Madisen recorded 5,064 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #8541 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #2,552 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,541 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,064 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madisen ranks #2,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,541 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,064 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,541 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,064
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madisen's 5,064 recorded births place it above 96.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Madisen compares
5,064 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Madisen's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madisen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,064 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 378 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madisen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Madisen splits its recorded history at 2006: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1986 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 378 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Madisen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 378
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Madisen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,613 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Madisen's strongest decade.
2,613 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Madisen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 82
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,626 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,613 births
- 2010s 643
2010s
643 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,613 births (52% of all-time use).
How Madisen 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 Madisen's total volume
Madisen by state
Where Madisen concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 488 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 281 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Washington | | 234 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Utah | | 225 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 199 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 194 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 170 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 157 | 3.1% |
488 of 5,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Madisen appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madisen's data
- Madisen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,613 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Madisens (488 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Madisen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Madisen 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.