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[ 3 syll. ad-di-son, add-is-on ] The boy name Addison is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is AEDahSahN †. Addison's origin, as well as its use, is in the English language. From the element 'son'. The first name is derived from the surname meaning 'son of Adam'. See Addison for more info. Addisen (English), Adisen (English), Adison (English), and Adisson (English) are variants of Addison. See also the related form, Adam (Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian). Addison is somewhat popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2000, 0.021% of baby boys were given the name Addison. Its ranking then was #514. In 2008, its usage was 0.012% and its ranking #820. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Addison, Adam was the most popular. In 2008, its use outnumbered Addison's by 23 times. Though Addison is currently more often than not a girl name, there was a period before 1995 when more boys were given the name. From 1996 on, increasingly more girls than boys were named Addison. In 2007, 37 times as many girls than boys were given the name Addison. Baby names that sound like Addison include Addisen (English), Adisen (English), Adison (English), Adisson (English), and Adkin (English).
† Pronunciation for Addison: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
