Girls' name · since 1985
Madyson
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 13,372 babies named Madyson, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,316 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,372
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madyson currently ranks #2316 among girls' names in America, with 13,372 babies recorded since 1985.
Madyson has 13,372 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2316 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #1,394 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,316 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,372 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Madyson ranks #1,394 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,316 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,372 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,316 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,372
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Madyson's 13,372 recorded births place it above 98.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Madyson compares
13,372 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Madyson's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Madyson | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,372 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 905 | 21 | 19,840 |
Madyson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Madyson splits its recorded history at 2005: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 905 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Madyson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 905
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Madyson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7,217 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Madyson's strongest decade.
7,217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Madyson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 1,715
1990s
1,715 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,217 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,834 births
- 2020s 565
2020s
565 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7,217 births (54% of all-time use).
How Madyson 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 Madyson's total volume
Madyson by state
Where Madyson concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,332 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 932 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 623 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 590 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 531 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 508 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 498 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 460 | 3.4% |
1,332 of 13,372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Madyson appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Madyson's data
- Madyson's decade-level peak was the 2000s (7,217 total births); usage has since declined to 565 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Madysons (1,332 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Madyson: 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 (~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 Madyson 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.