Baby name
RISING
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Madison
/MAD · i · sun/
Meaning
“Son of Maud”
Originally a surname meaning 'son of Maud', now a unisex first name popularized by the 1984 film 'Splash' and used widely across English-speaking countries.
Nicknames
maddie · madi · mads
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Madison has remained consistently popular in North America since the 1980s with no sign of decline.
The cultural moment.
North America saw explosive growth from 1985 onwards, becoming top 5 for girls by the 2000s and sustaining that position through 2024.