Fun Facts About the Name Maddyson
- More than 1 thousand babies named Maddyson: U.S. records list 1,003 babies given the name Maddyson from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maddyson Mean?
Maddyson is a modern spelling variant of Madison, an English surname that came into use as a given name. The surname is a patronymic meaning "son of Maud," formed from the medieval English given name Maud plus the suffix -son. Maud is an English form of Matilda, from the Germanic Mahthildis, built from maht (might, strength) and hild (battle); its literal sense is usually given as "mighty in battle." The pet forms Madde and Maddy also contributed to the surname, so Madison can be understood as "son of Madde" as well. The spelling Maddyson keeps the surname's sound but replaces the -i- with -y-, a common respelling pattern in recent English naming.
Maddyson Name History & Origins
Madison began as an English patronymic surname of the type that formed widely in the Middle Ages, when hereditary family names were being passed from father to child. It comes from Maud, a name that became common in England after the Norman Conquest and was borne by noblewomen, including Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, whose name appears in medieval records in forms such as Maud and Mahalt. Pet forms of the name, Madde and Maddy, produced the related surnames Madison, Maddison, and Madson.
As a first name, Madison was uncommon before the twentieth century. The surname was carried by notable figures, among them President James Madison, and the city of Madison, Wisconsin, was named in his honor. Use of Madison as a girl's given name grew in the later twentieth century, and the spelling Maddyson belongs to the same set of variants as Maddison, Madisyn, and Madyson. A well-known fictional use of the standard spelling is the character Madison in the 1984 film Splash. The -y- spelling has no separate origin of its own; it is simply a respelling of the older surname.
How Popular is the Name Maddyson?
Maddyson has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #2,608 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,336 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #4,605 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #7,118 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #6,877 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #5,867 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #6,225 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #5,245 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #6,975 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #4,190 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2016 | #4,488 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #3,285 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2014 | #3,354 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2013 | #3,245 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2012 | #3,344 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2011 | #3,037 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2010 | #3,100 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 2009 | #2,608 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 2008 | #3,108 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2007 | #3,199 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 2006 | #3,349 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2005 | #4,440 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #3,959 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #4,620 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #3,943 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #5,484 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #4,913 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #6,713 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #5,719 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #8,111 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #11,312 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #11,249 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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