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Madison name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Madison ranks #40 in female records (4,945 reported) and #5,328 in male records (18 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Madison becoming more popular?

Madison's reported female count increased by 364 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #45 to #40. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Madison in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MadisonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.9,0570201620252016: 9,057 female records2017: 7,910 female records2018: 7,103 female records2019: 6,304 female records2020: 6,253 female records2021: 5,964 female records2022: 5,507 female records2023: 5,179 female records2024: 4,581 female records2025: 4,945 female records2016: 42 male records2017: 38 male records2018: 37 male records2019: 33 male records2020: 28 male records2021: 36 male records2022: 29 male records2023: 26 male records2024: 36 male records2025: 18 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20254,94540185,328
20244,58145363,315
20235,17937264,177
20225,50734293,832
20215,96429363,276
20206,25323283,777
20196,30426333,463
20187,10322373,145
20177,91017383,104
20169,05715422,869

Questions about Madison’s popularity

How common is Madison in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Madison ranks #40 in female records (4,945 reported) and #5,328 in male records (18 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Madison?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Madison only.

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