What does Madison mean?

Madison means "son of Maud"

How do we pronounce Madison?

Madison \ma-di-son, mad-is-on\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Madison is also used as a meaning of boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as MAADih-SahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Madison: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Madison?

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 name', 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 what does the name Madison mean for more info. Madison has 16 forms. Forms of the name comprise Maddi name, Maddisan meaning, Maddisen meaning and origin, what does the name Maddyson mean, Madisen name, short names for Madisson, Madsen definition, Madysen name, Madysin definition, meaning of Madyson, and nicknames for Mattison. Other English forms comprise the diminutives Maddie definition, Maddy meaning, and name Mattie, and the spelling variants Maddison name popularity and meaning of Madisyn. See also the related form, the English and French Madeleine name variations. 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 2010, it ranked at #8 with a usage of 0.673%, and it was the most popular among all girl names in its family. Madison was 12 times more commonly used than the 2nd most popular name, Maddison meaning of name, in 2010. Although Madison is today more frequently used for baby girls, there was a period prior to 1952 when more boys were given the name. After 1985, increasingly the name became more popular with baby girls than with boys. There were 104 times more baby girls than boys who were named Madison in 2004.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Madison:

the English Maddison name, the name name Maddigan meaning, the name Maddisan meaning, the name Maddisen name, the name name Maddyson meaning, the name name Madigan origin, the English Madisen definition, the name Madisson definition, the English nicknames for Madisyn, the name name Madysen, the name name Madysin meaning, the English meaning of Madyson, the name what does the name Mattison mean, the German Madchen meaning and origin, the name short names for Madsen, the Indian Mandakini pronounciation, and the English Mädchen definition.

The baby name Madison fun facts:

The name Madison in reverse order is "Nosidam".

The numerological value of the name Madison is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Madison?

Madison is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.58%
20130.61%
20120.65%
20110.70%
20100.74%
20090.83%
20080.90%
20070.94%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames