How to say it
MAD · di · son
/ˈmæd.ɪ.sən/
Feminine
Maddison
Son of Maud
What it means
A double-d respelling of Madison, an English surname meaning 'son of Maud.'
Maddison is a double-d spin on Madison, an English surname that meant 'son of Maud,' the medieval form of Matilda. Like Madison, it took off as a girls' name after the 1984 film Splash, and the Maddison spelling leans into the nickname Maddie. Said MAD-ih-son.
Popularity over time
peaked at #281 in 2009, currently #439 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Nickname
Maddie.
- Spelling
A respelling of Madison; see also Madisson.
Spelling variants
- Madison
- Madisson
- Madyson
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