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 [ 3 syll. ma-di-son, mad-is-on ] The girl name Madison is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced MAEDahSahN KEY. Madison is of English origin and it is also used mainly in English. From the word son. The first name is derived from a surname, which is either of the meaning 'son of Maud', or else a derivative of Magdalen. The popularity of the name was boosted in the USA by the 4th US President James Madison (1751-1836), who gave his name to Madison Square and Madison Avenue in New York. See Madison for more info. Forms of the name include the English names Maddi, Madisen, and Madyson. The pet forms Maddie (English), Maddy (English), and Mattie (English), and the spelling variants Maddison (English) and Madisyn (English) are other forms of Madison. See also the related forms, the English Maud and the English and French Madeleine. Madison is very popular as a baby girl name. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. Its usage peaked in 2001 with 1.121% of baby girls being named Madison. It had a ranking of #2 then. In 2008, it ranked at #4 with a usage of 0.820%, and it was the most popular among all girl names in its family. Madison was 14 times more commonly used than the 2nd most popular name, the English and French Madeleine, in 2008. Although Madison is today more frequently used for girls, there was a period prior to 1952 when more boys were given the name. After 1985, increasingly the name became more popular with girls than with boys. There were 104 times more girls than boys who were named Madison in 2004. Baby names that sound like Madison include the English names Maddison, Madisen, Madisyn, and Madyson. KEY: Pronunciation for Madison: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; 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)"   |
