Recorded 1990–2022 Girls' name Peak 2002 2,696 births

Madysen — girls' name

2,696 babies named Madysen in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Madysen was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

193 babies were named Madysen in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Madysen

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,696 babies named Madysen between 1990 and 2022, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Madysen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 193 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Madysen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,643 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Madysen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 207 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Madysen in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Madysen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,696 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Madysen at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

2,696

Since 1990

33 years of records

Peak year

2002

193 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1990

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2022

Madysen popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1990

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2002)
193
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Madysen popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2004 (Madysen as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2004 5

Madysen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,643 births that decade — 61% of Madysen's all-time total
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Madysen by state

Where Madysen concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Madysen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
207 7.7%
#2 California
156 5.8%
#3 Wisconsin
133 4.9%
#4 Illinois
113 4.2%
#5 Florida
78 2.9%
#6 Ohio
76 2.8%
#7 Minnesota
73 2.7%
#8 New York
64 2.4%
Texas share of Madysen's total US births 7.7%
Even split

207 of 2,696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Madysen appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Madysen?
2,696 babies have been named Madysen since 1990. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2002 with 193 births.
When was Madysen most popular?
Madysen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,643 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Madysen most popular?
The top states for the name Madysen are Texas (207 births), California (156 births), Wisconsin (133 births).
How long has the name Madysen been used?
Madysen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 33 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Madysen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Madison, Madeline, Madelyn, Madeleine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.